Nicole Christian, MD, MS
Surgery Physician · Aurora, CO
Nicole Christian, MD, MS is a surgery physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1790074680, issued on Mar 31, 2011. Check the license (Colorado DR.0059055, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Christian
- Credential
- MD, MS
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- DR.0059055 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1635 Aurora CT, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191105000069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicole Christian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0059055Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $164.86
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Elucent Medical. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Christian among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado
Nicole Christian, MD, MS is one of 608 surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 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 2011, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 370 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.
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- Kaitlyn Gilman, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451619110129
- Gordon Lindberg, MDAurora, CO 800451891889127
Common questions
What is Nicole Christian, MD, MS's NPI number?
Nicole Christian, MD, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790074680, issued on Mar 31, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Christian, MD, MS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1635 Aurora CT, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Christian, MD, MS's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0059055, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicole Christian, MD, MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Christian, MD, MS had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicole Christian, MD, MS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.