Nick G. Vatakis, M.D.
Specialist · New York, NY
Nick G. Vatakis, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1285835637, issued on May 31, 2007. Check the license (New York 191863, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nick G. Vatakis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 191863 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 E 69TH St, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (212) 249-6829
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 249-8546
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nick G. Vatakis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 191863Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
539 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam68 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate49 claims
- Trazodone Hcl41 claims
- Lorazepam36 claims
- Lamotrigine28 claims
- Bupropion Xl27 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.
Nick G. Vatakis among 22,636 specialist records in New York
Nick G. Vatakis, M.D. is one of 22,636 specialist records with a practice address in New York. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 8% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 4% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X 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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They are 1,896 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 22,636 specialist records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Nick G. Vatakis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nick G. Vatakis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285835637, issued on May 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nick G. Vatakis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 E 69TH St, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 249-6829. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nick G. Vatakis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 191863, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nick G. Vatakis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nick G. Vatakis, M.D. had 539 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.