Nicholas Vander-Els, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · New York, NY
Nicholas Vander-Els, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1063483790, issued on Jan 31, 2006. Check the license (New York 151182, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Vander-Els
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 151182 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (212) 639-2000
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101218000012); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Vander-Els in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 151182Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,135 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa96 claims
- Prednisone86 claims
- Breo Ellipta85 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta76 claims
- Montelukast Sodium59 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim55 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Memorial Pulmonary Function GroupNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Vander-Els among 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records in New York
Nicholas Vander-Els, MD is one of 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1999 among the 943 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Vander-Els, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Vander-Els, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063483790, issued on Jan 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Vander-Els, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1275 York Ave, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 639-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Vander-Els, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 151182, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Vander-Els, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Vander-Els, MD had 1,135 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Vander-Els, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.