Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1700871480
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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

  1. Joe Appleton, MDInternal Medicine Physician1275528952
  2. Carol Belong, CMCase Manager/Care Coordinator1487921318
  3. Stacy Bromley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740340884
  4. Joel Craig, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1437168390
  5. Katherine Cummings, PA-CPhysician Assistant1275882565
  6. Karon Harrison, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1275512345

Verify Nicolas Appleton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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3.0 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 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 271 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicolas Appleton8,455
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril327 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate318 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium314 claims
  4. Pravastatin Sodium240 claims
  5. Omeprazole230 claims
  6. 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 internal medicine physician records list a Milan practice address

They are 2 of the 151 NPPES records with a Milan practice address, and 2,907 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

Other internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

  1. Damon Abaray, MDNashville, TN1275680134
  2. Samuel Abbas, MDHixson, TN1497105373
  3. Matthew Abbate, MDNashville, TN1982796306
  4. Kazeen Abdullah, M.D.Smyrna, TN1790084929
  5. Sarmed Abdullah, M.D.Lexington, TN1588755359
  6. Mark Abi Nader, M.D.Memphis, TN1841538147
  7. Mouna Abouamara, MDJohnson City, TN1447324603
  8. Betty Abraham, MDChattanooga, TN1093923633
  9. Vandana Abramson, MDNashville, TN1154359602
  10. Tarek Absi, MDNashville, TN1578647681

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 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicolas Appleton, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.