Nickolas Fretes
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Nickolas Fretes is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1184018004, issued on Mar 28, 2015. Check the license (California A147656, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nickolas Fretes
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A147656 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10833 LE Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 825-6557
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 825-1311
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251226001681); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nickolas Fretes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A147656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Nickolas Fretes among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Nickolas Fretes is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nickolas Fretes's NPI number?
Nickolas Fretes's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184018004, issued on Mar 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nickolas Fretes located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10833 LE Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 825-6557. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nickolas Fretes's license?
NPPES lists California license number A147656, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nickolas Fretes prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nickolas Fretes had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.