Dr. Nicketti Marie Handy, MD

Dr. Handy practices at Saint John's Physician Partners in Santa Monica, California.

Dr. Handy's NPI, 1194257816, was assigned on March 31, 2017. Dr. Handy graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Handy's California license number on file is A188123.

Dr. Handy's primary practice is Saint John's Physician Partners, at 901 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 582-7312.

Dr. Handy's primary practice is Saint John's Physician Partners in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Handy is also affiliated with Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center. The medical group on file is Saint John's Physician Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Handy to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Handy practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Handy's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Handy is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Handy's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Washington.

CMS data shows 11 Medicare services from Dr. Handy across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 31 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,370 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 31 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Handy in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 16 patients. 68% of them have cancer, and 68% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Handy's median patient age at 56, with 97% women.

In 2023, Dr. Handy wrote 30 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 2 drugs, with $190 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 40 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Handy for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Handy accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Handy, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Handy, published from 2018 to 2024. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Mastectomy, Segmental and Mammaplasty. Dr. Handy has published most often in Ann Surg Oncol. Dr. Handy's most frequent co-authors are Angelena Crown, MD, Crystal Elizabeth Fancher, MD and Ruby Laskin, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Handy from 6 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Endomagnetics Ltd paid the most, $1,224.

Dr. Handy graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Handy is a member of ACS, ASBS and Society of Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Handy is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.