Dr. Nicholas Lee Compton , MD
Dermatology • Seattle, WA
1660 S Columbian Way, 1-228
Seattle, WA 98108
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on March 29, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,477 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99451 — Telephone, internet, or electronic health record assessment and management with written report by consulting physician: 472 service units.
- 17003 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths: 263 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 208 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 12 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 350 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Triamcinolone Acetonide — 61 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocortisone — 53 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methotrexate (Methotrexate Sodium) — 34 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 14 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Dermatology in Seattle, WA (2024, 69 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,449. Middle half: 787 to 2,118.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Dermatology in Washington (2024, 244 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,749. Middle half: 802 to 3,541.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 954 in 2020 to 1,477 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1660 S Columbian Way
1-228
Seattle, WA 98108
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: The Association Of University Physicians. 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
University Of Washington School Of Medicine
2002
What Public CMS Data Show
Dermatology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
751 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $65,641 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $45,800 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
433 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
$305,168 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 – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
Years since graduation
24 years (graduated 2002)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2002 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
2007
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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. Compton 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. Compton 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 Seattle and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Dermatology in Seattle, WA (2024, 69 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,449. Middle half: 787 to 2,118.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Dermatology in Washington (2024, 244 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,749. Middle half: 802 to 3,541.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Seattle, WA (2024, 69 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $90,543. Middle half: $42,263 to $165,973.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Washington (2024, 244 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $118,488. Middle half: $57,562 to $224,878.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Seattle, WA (2024, 69 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $66,976. Middle half: $30,710 to $112,052.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Washington (2024, 244 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $81,409. Middle half: $39,184 to $154,214.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Dermatology in Seattle, WA (2024, 87 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 404. Middle half: 194 to 708.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Washington (2024, 278 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 484. Middle half: 214 to 862.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Seattle, WA (2024, 87 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $68,797. Middle half: $8,056 to $179,815.
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Washington (2024, 278 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $65,882. Middle half: $7,804 to $224,271.
120 active clinicians are listed under Dermatology with a practice address in Seattle, WA (384 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Seattle
29.2% of these 120 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69.2% of these 120 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 increased 55% from 954 in 2020 to 1,477 in 2024.
- 2020: 954
- 2021: 1,023
- 2022: 1,084
- 2023: 1,129
- 2024: 1,477
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 34% from $48,862 in 2020 to $65,641 in 2024.
- 2020: $48,862
- 2021: $65,825
- 2022: $61,133
- 2023: $61,789
- 2024: $65,641
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 38% from $33,139 in 2020 to $45,800 in 2024.
- 2020: $33,139
- 2021: $44,971
- 2022: $42,446
- 2023: $43,497
- 2024: $45,800
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions stayed about the same: 371 in 2020 and 350 in 2024.
- 2020: 371
- 2021: 444
- 2022: 351
- 2023: 396
- 2024: 350
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30-day fills
30-day fills stayed about the same: 465 in 2020 and 433 in 2024.
- 2020: 465
- 2021: 509
- 2022: 427
- 2023: 493
- 2024: 433
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 259% from $84,939 in 2020 to $305,168 in 2024.
- 2020: $84,939
- 2021: $110,793
- 2022: $270,913
- 2023: $403,085
- 2024: $305,168
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99451
Telephone, internet, or electronic health record assessment and management with written report by consulting physician, at least 5 minutes
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472 | 454 | $108.77 | $38.17 |
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17003
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths
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263 | 72 | $6.25 | $2.23 |
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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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208 | 179 | $203.48 | $71.16 |
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17000
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth
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108 | 92 | $171.06 | $53.33 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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94 | 84 | $51.30 | $17.98 |
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17110
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths
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84 | 75 | $212.80 | $80.14 |
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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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77 | 62 | $299.64 | $105.00 |
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11102
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth
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62 | 55 | $116.81 | $32.23 |
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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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39 | 39 | $255.03 | $89.52 |
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11103
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth
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34 | 18 | $67.52 | $24.22 |
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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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20 | 20 | $410.41 | $145.68 |
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11104
Punch biopsy, first skin growth
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16 | 16 | $144.89 | $46.50 |
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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| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 61 | 2,224 | $834.08 | 44 |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 53 | 1,217 | $299.89 | 37 |
| Methotrexate | Methotrexate Sodium | 34 | 1,646 | $2,090.09 | — |
| Ketoconazole | Ketoconazole | 33 | 1,390 | $419.87 | 16 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | Clobetasol Propionate | 31 | 927 | $1,316.40 | 16 |
| Fluorouracil | Fluorouracil | 25 | 841 | $1,807.56 | 24 |
| Dupixent Syringe | Dupilumab | 21 | 700 | $90,274.67 | — |
| Dupixent Pen | Dupilumab | 16 | 511 | $74,003.49 | — |
| Terbinafine Hcl | Terbinafine Hcl | 15 | 450 | $177.52 | — |
| Adbry | Tralokinumab-Ldrm | 14 | 392 | $53,261.73 | — |
| Fluocinonide | Fluocinonide | 13 | 402 | $491.89 | — |
| Taltz Autoinjector | Ixekizumab | 12 | 336 | $77,675.64 | — |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 11 | 540 | $466.75 | — |
| Tacrolimus | Tacrolimus | 11 | 310 | $2,048.76 | — |
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: 207N00000X
A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - DERMATOLOGY
I20120221000406
WA
0840314266
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
The Association Of University Physicians
325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 981042420
Phone: 2067313000
The Association Of University Physicians
1550 N 115th St, Seattle, WA 981338401
Phone: 2063640500
The Association Of University Physicians
1570 N 115th St, Seattle, WA 981338401
Phone: 2063062800
The Association Of University Physicians
1959 Ne Pacific St, Seattle, WA 981950001
Phone: 2065984333
The Association Of University Physicians
1701 Columbia Rd, Seattle, WA 981950001
Phone: 2065983100
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated March 29, 2007.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
125 E Lynn St, 304
Seattle, WA 98102
Phone: 2067198125