Nicolas Appleton, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Milan, TN
Nicolas Appleton, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Milan, Tennessee, and NPI 1700871480, issued on Sep 19, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 17856, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicolas Appleton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 17856 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4039 Highland St, Milan, TN 38358
- Phone
- (731) 686-8995
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 3057616 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070329000226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4039 Highland St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joe Appleton, MDInternal Medicine Physician1275528952
- Carol Belong, CMCase Manager/Care Coordinator1487921318
- Stacy Bromley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740340884
- Joel Craig, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1437168390
- Katherine Cummings, PA-CPhysician Assistant1275882565
- Karon Harrison, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1275512345
Verify Nicolas Appleton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,455 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 271 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril327 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate318 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium314 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium240 claims
- Omeprazole230 claims
- Gabapentin228 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Nicolas Appleton among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Nicolas Appleton, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Milan
They are 2 of the 151 NPPES records with a practice address in Milan, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 2,596 in Tennessee → Every provider in Milan → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joe Appleton, MDMilan, TN 383581275528952
- Ryan Nerland, M.D.Medina, TN 383551972700748
- Sarmed Abdullah, M.D.Lexington, TN 383511588755359
- Thomas McDonald, MDLexington, TN 383511124098488
- Hannah Shelby-Kennedy, M.D.Lexington, TN 383511578785945
- Robert Winston, M.D.Lexington, TN 383511104890201
- Caitlin Black, MDHuntingdon, TN 383441710568522
- Edmund Carey, M.D.Savannah, TN 383721265734966
Common questions
What is Nicolas Appleton, MD's NPI number?
Nicolas Appleton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700871480, issued on Sep 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicolas Appleton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4039 Highland St, Milan, TN, 38358. Phone: (731) 686-8995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicolas Appleton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 17856, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicolas Appleton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicolas Appleton, MD had 8,455 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicolas Appleton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.7 of 100. 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.