NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist NPI 1013594308 DPM
Verify on CMS → Nickolas Grimes, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist in Arroyo Grande, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 9,134 in Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
80
Medicare Part D claims · 58 beneficiaries · Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist avg: 333
Industry payments
$129.48
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Nickolas Grimes, DPM filed 80 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist in Arroyo Grande, California.
- 80
- Part D claims, 2024
- $129.48
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥0th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Nickolas Grimes, DPM
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1013594308), first enumerated 03/24/2021.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 80 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$129.48 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Nickolas Grimes, DPM's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
Compare Grimes with other Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers
Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.
Also enrolled in California
- Dr. Steven Abadi, DPM Palo Alto, CA
- Dr. Ebram Abdelmalak, DPM El Monte, CA
- Dr. Joseph Abdelmalak, DPM Oxnard, CA
- Dr. Lant Abernathy, DPM San Luis Obispo, CA
- Dr. John Abordo, DPM Merced, CA
- Dr. Jonathan Abraham, DPM Concord, CA
Other specialties in Arroyo Grande: Marriage & Family Therapist (53) · Physical Therapist (37) · Pharmacist (30) · Speech-Language Pathologist (18)
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1013594308 · Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MID · RX-TRACE · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1013594308
- ENUM-RECENT 2021
- TAX-MID 9K Foot &
- RX-TRACE 80
- BOOK-LIGHT 1,125 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Yun Kim, DPM · 2021
Nickolas Grimes, DPM's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
80 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
What does the federal data show about Nickolas Grimes, DPM?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist
Medicare Part D claims
80 76% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist compares to other specialties among California providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1013594308 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist |
| Credentials | DPM |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/24/2021 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Nickolas Grimes, DPM bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Scott E Adams Dpm Inc
Santa Maria, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Nickolas Grimes, DPM. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$129
Largest payer
Stryker Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Nickolas Grimes, DPM. To verify Nickolas Grimes, DPM's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
80
Total Claims
$949
Total Drug Cost
58
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 97.2
- Total Day Supply
- 1,536
- Generic Drug Cost
- $857
- Antibiotic Claims
- 43
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.42
- Gender Split
- 45% female / 55% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 19 |
| Cephalexin | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist Overview
How Nickolas Grimes, DPM fits within the Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist landscape nationally.
9,134
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist Providers in US
53
States with Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist
333
Avg Claims per Provider
Nickolas Grimes, DPM's 80 claims are below the specialty average of 333.
Nationwide Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Grimes, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2021)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Grimes.
One of 1,125 Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers enrolled in California, 11 are shown on this page.
Dr. Keith Aceron
DPM
Fountain Valley, CA
Dr. Lorelei Achor
DPM
Laguna Hills, CA
Dr. Ivan Brando Aguilera
D.P.M.
Riverside, CA
Dr. Neenah Aguirre-Wong
DPM
Camarillo, CA
Dr. Zeineldin Ahmad
DPM
San Leandro, CA
Compare Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nickolas Grimes, DPM's specialty? ▼
Nickolas Grimes, DPM specializes in Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist and practices in Arroyo Grande, California. Credentials: DPM.
How much does Nickolas Grimes, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Nickolas Grimes, DPM wrote 80 Medicare Part D claims totaling $949 in drug costs for 58 beneficiaries.
Where is Nickolas Grimes, DPM located? ▼
Nickolas Grimes, DPM is located at 310 S HALCYON RD, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420. Phone: (510) 917-2334.
What is Nickolas Grimes, DPM's NPI number? ▼
Nickolas Grimes, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013594308, issued on 03/24/2021.
How many Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 9,134 Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers across 53 states in the US. The average Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist provider writes 333 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Nickolas Grimes, DPM prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nickolas Grimes, DPM's most frequently prescribed drugs include Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass, Cephalexin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Nickolas Grimes, DPM accept Medicare? ▼
Nickolas Grimes, DPM appears in CMS Medicare data with 80 Part D claims and 58 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Nickolas Grimes, DPM's credentials? ▼
Nickolas Grimes, DPM's NPI is 1013594308 with credentials DPM. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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