Nicholas Placone

Nicholas Placone practices at Coastal Surgical Institute - HOPD in Pismo Beach, California.

Nicholas Placone's NPI, 1023513009, was assigned on March 29, 2018. Nicholas Placone graduated from Medical College Of Wisconsin in 2018. Nicholas Placone's California license number on file is A164390.

Nicholas Placone's primary practice is Coastal Surgical Institute - HOPD, at 921 Oak Park Blvd, Pismo Beach, CA 93449.

Nicholas Placone's primary practice is Coastal Surgical Institute - HOPD in Pismo Beach, California. Nicholas Placone is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Pacific Central Coast Health Centers Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Nicholas Placone to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Nicholas Placone practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Nicholas Placone's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Nicholas Placone is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Nicholas Placone has a license on file in California.

CMS data shows 261 Medicare services from Nicholas Placone across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 182 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $28,847 for them.

CMS counts 182 Medicare patients who saw Nicholas Placone in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 95 patients. 70% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Nicholas Placone's median patient age at 62, with 55% women.

In 2024, Nicholas Placone wrote 98 Medicare Part D claims for 51 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 38 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $495 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 357 claims across 19 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Nicholas Placone for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Nicholas Placone accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Nicholas Placone as offering telehealth. CMS counts 209 procedures of colonoscopy by Nicholas Placone, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Nicholas Placone, published from 2018 to 2021. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. Nicholas Placone's most frequent co-authors are Gyorgy Baffy, MD, Runalia Bahar, MD and Eric W. Chak, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Nicholas Placone from 2 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $397.

Nicholas Placone graduated from Medical College Of Wisconsin in 2018.

Nicholas Placone is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.