NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicole Renee Sydow, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Flagstaff, AZ

Nicole Renee Sydow, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Flagstaff, Arizona, and NPI 1255598900, issued on May 20, 2008. Check the license (Arizona 46018, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255598900
Name
Nicole Renee Sydow
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
46018 AZ
57.012994 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1215 N Beaver St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone
(928) 773-2150
Enumerated
May 20, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140902002245); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1215 N Beaver St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cameron Allen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972122844
  2. Michael Browne, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1669640587
  3. Tim BuschmannPsychologist1346853454
  4. Mark Carroll, MDPediatrics Physician1154595411
  5. Dore Davidson, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1568887891
  6. Justin Delange, D.O.Neurology Physician1689923096

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

72 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nicole Sydow72
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate29 claims
  2. Carvedilol13 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: $407.17

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bolton Medical Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicole Sydow$407.17
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. Phoenix Cardiac Surgery PCFlagstaff, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nicole Renee Sydow among 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arizona

Nicole Renee Sydow, M.D. is one of 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 1999 among the 80 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Arizona

There are 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arizona.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Piercecchi, M.DTucson, AZ 857751467795054
  2. Joseph Marco, MDTucson, AZ 857471609212497
  3. Zain Khalpey, M.D., MRCSTucson, AZ 857411750441424
  4. Mary Jane Barth, MDTucson, AZ 857241376509281
  5. Kenneth Fox, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241235153552
  6. Toshinobu Kazui, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241205174794
  7. Jonathan Rice, MD, PHDTucson, AZ 857241518256783
  8. Stephanie Worrell, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241851685523

Common questions

What is Nicole Renee Sydow, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nicole Renee Sydow, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255598900, issued on May 20, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicole Renee Sydow, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 N Beaver St, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001. Phone: (928) 773-2150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicole Renee Sydow, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 46018, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicole Renee Sydow, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicole Renee Sydow, M.D. had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.