Dr. Christopher W Nicholson , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Savannah, GA
210 E Derenne Ave
Savannah, GA 314056736
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Dr. Christopher Nicholson is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on November 22, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 3,290 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- J3301 โ Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg: 1,020 service units.
- 73630 โ X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views: 671 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 556 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 17 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 585 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Meloxicam โ 155 prescription fills, including refills.
- Diclofenac Sodium โ 118 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 71 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 11 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Savannah, GA (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,460. Middle half: 347 to 2,581.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 466 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,112. Middle half: 682 to 5,937.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 3,251 in 2020 to 3,290 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
210 E Derenne Ave
Savannah, GA 314056736
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 9 distinct additional practice-address records in Bluffton, SC; Claxton, GA; Hilton Head, SC and 6 more. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Optim Orthopedics Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Ohio State University College Of Medicine
1999
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
695 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $162,793 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $114,959 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
594 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$4,122 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $126.97 across 6 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $126.97 across 6 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Stryker Corporation: $91.85 across 4 records.
- Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $18.41 across 1 record.
- TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC.: $16.71 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
27 years (graduated 1999)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1999 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Nicholson has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Nicholson as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Savannah and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Savannah, GA (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,460. Middle half: 347 to 2,581.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 466 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,112. Middle half: 682 to 5,937.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Savannah, GA (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $122,967. Middle half: $41,845 to $196,024.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 466 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $96,431. Middle half: $41,948 to $181,444.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Savannah, GA (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $89,545. Middle half: $33,342 to $146,033.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 466 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $71,995. Middle half: $31,204 to $136,115.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Savannah, GA (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 602. Middle half: 426 to 1,164.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 487 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 491. Middle half: 182 to 889.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Savannah, GA (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,833. Middle half: $4,149 to $10,612.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Georgia (2024, 487 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,700. Middle half: $1,125 to $8,077.
41 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Savannah, GA (753 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Savannah
0% of these 41 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
82.9% of these 41 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services stayed about the same: 3,251 in 2020 and 3,290 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,251
- 2021: 3,240
- 2022: 2,809
- 2023: 3,360
- 2024: 3,290
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 10% from $148,471 in 2020 to $162,793 in 2024.
- 2020: $148,471
- 2021: $161,161
- 2022: $176,723
- 2023: $166,339
- 2024: $162,793
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare stayed about the same: $109,042 in 2020 and $114,959 in 2024.
- 2020: $109,042
- 2021: $117,902
- 2022: $126,617
- 2023: $117,658
- 2024: $114,959
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions stayed about the same: 597 in 2020 and 585 in 2024.
- 2020: 597
- 2021: 705
- 2022: 611
- 2023: 643
- 2024: 585
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 11% from 665 in 2020 to 594 in 2024.
- 2020: 665
- 2021: 753
- 2022: 631
- 2023: 655
- 2024: 594
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 35% from $6,374 in 2020 to $4,122 in 2024.
- 2020: $6,374
- 2021: $6,994
- 2022: $5,747
- 2023: $6,299
- 2024: $4,122
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $60.07 in 2021 to $126.97 in 2025.
- 2021: $60.07
- 2022: $26.14
- 2023: $179.63
- 2024: $102.60
- 2025: $126.97
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $126.97.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CHARLOTTE | General | $34.39 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AUGMENT INJECTABLE | General | $21.90 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AUGMENT INJECTABLE | General | $21.54 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STRAVIX | General | $18.41 |
| TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TMC NANOPLASTY SYSTEM | General | $16.71 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AUGMENT INJECTABLE | General | $14.02 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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1,020 | 153 | $6.80 | $0.98 |
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73630
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views
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671 | 427 | $177.53 | $31.01 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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556 | 352 | $321.13 | $84.64 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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260 | 230 | $456.04 | $120.71 |
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73610
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views
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168 | 108 | $177.00 | $30.00 |
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20600
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint
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131 | 68 | $207.94 | $49.02 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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118 | 118 | $593.39 | $156.51 |
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77002
Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement
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104 | 68 | $392.65 | $103.63 |
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20605
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint
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80 | 53 | $199.85 | $50.63 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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69 | 69 | $395.87 | $104.86 |
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73600
X-ray of ankle, 2 views
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23 | 20 | $115.00 | $29.48 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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21 | 15 | $314.29 | $66.90 |
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28285
Correction of toe joint deformity
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17 | 13 | $2087.00 | $227.18 |
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73620
X-ray of foot, 2 views
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14 | 13 | $172.00 | $26.19 |
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28308
Incision or partial removal of foot bone (other than big toe) to straighten toe
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13 | 12 | $2460.00 | $226.73 |
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64455
Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into foot nerve
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13 | 13 | $196.00 | $46.98 |
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20550
Injection into tendon or ligament
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12 | 11 | $290.33 | $56.55 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 155 | 4,770 | $314.86 | 61 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 118 | 3,000 | $1,913.88 | 59 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 71 | 332 | $354.23 | 56 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 53 | 690 | $486.90 | 35 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 51 | 240 | $343.58 | 43 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 46 | 291 | $209.60 | 40 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 31 | 155 | $80.18 | 23 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 17 | 219 | $192.96 | 11 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 16 | 215 | $97.16 | โ |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 15 | 450 | $76.24 | โ |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 12 | 60 | $52.33 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207XX0004X
Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, foot and ankle surgeons deal with adult reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, adult foot and ankle trauma, sports medicine foot and ankle, and children's foot and ankle reconstructive surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20080204000042
SC
0840226569
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Optim Orthopedics Llc
210 E Derenne Ave, Savannah, GA 314056736
Phone: 9126445300
Optim Orthopedics Llc
8201 Pinellas Dr, Bluffton, SC 299104133
Phone: 8437059401
Secondary Practice Locations
25 Hospital Center Blvd Ste 100
Hilton Head, SC 299262735
Phone: 8008276536
8201 Pinellas Dr
Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: 8437059401
101 W Mulberry Blvd, Ste 140
Pooler, GA 31322
Phone: 9127485111
166 Memorial Dr
Jesup, GA 315450101
Phone: 9124270800
16915 Highway 67 Ste A
Statesboro, GA 304585819
Phone: 9126812500
60 Exchange St Ste B1
Richmond Hill, GA 313247646
Phone: 9127562273
602 E Long St
Claxton, GA 304175914
Phone: 9127393275
8 N Williams St
Metter, GA 304394547
Phone: 9126853550
810 Towne Park Dr Ste 200
Rincon, GA 313265167
Phone: 9128262533
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist Registered
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 57734)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 210 E DERENNE AVE, SAVANNAH, GA 314056736 (Tel: 9126445300)
Registered at 210 E DERENNE AVENUE, SAVANNAH, GA 31405 (Tel: 9126445300)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER NICHOLSON, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: SC MD30266)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 210 E DERENNE AVE, SAVANNAH, GA 314056736 (Tel: 9126445300)
Registered at 210 E DERENNE AVENUE, SAVANNAH, GA 31405 (Tel: 9126445300)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER NICHOLSON, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 57734)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Savannah
- Dr. Michael Gaines, MD
- Dr. Donald Mccartney, MD
- Dr. Joseph Boaen, MD
- Dr. Matthew Griffith, MD
- Dr. Thomas Niemeier, MD
- Dr. Dmitri Sofianos, MD
Mailing Address
210 E Derenne Avenue
Savannah, GA 31405
Phone: 9126445300