Nickolas K. Garson
Ophthalmology Physician · Durham, NC
Nickolas K. Garson is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1144781071, issued on Mar 25, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-00429, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nickolas K. Garson
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2023-00429 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2351 Erwin RD, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231117002627); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Florida State University College Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2351 Erwin RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nickolas K. Garson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2023-00429Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,836 Medicare Part D claims for 617 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate604 claims
- Ofloxacin158 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine82 claims
- Moxifloxacin69 claims
- Restasis66 claims
- Valacyclovir58 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $195.50
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nickolas K. Garson among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Nickolas K. Garson is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pratap Challa, M.D.Durham, NC 277051982794137
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- Ambar Faridi, MDDurham, NC 277051831325976
- Karen Grove, M.D.Durham, NC 277051538327796
- Divakar Gupta, MDDurham, NC 277051225353626
- Jason Liss, M.D.Durham, NC 277051245352400
- Miguel Materin, M.D.Durham, NC 277051528292679
- Jay Meyer, M.D.Durham, NC 277051083868053
Common questions
What is Nickolas K. Garson's NPI number?
Nickolas K. Garson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144781071, issued on Mar 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nickolas K. Garson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2351 Erwin RD, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 684-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nickolas K. Garson's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-00429, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nickolas K. Garson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nickolas K. Garson had 1,836 Medicare Part D claims for 617 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.