Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD

  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • General surgeon
NPI1982790184PAC ID7315901220
Medicare services, 2024
439
Medicare patients, 2024
343
Part D claims, 2024
84
Publications
3
MIPS score, 2024
75
Practice address
2006 Ne 49th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Practice phone
Call (954) 491-0900
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Primary practice

Broward Surgical Associates, Inc.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Dr. Nicholas Tranakas is a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Dr. Tranakas practices at Broward Surgical Associates, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Dr. Tranakas' NPI, 1982790184, was assigned on October 5, 2006. Dr. Tranakas graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Tranakas holds Florida license ME56834.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7315901220
NPI enumeration date
October 5, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(954) 491-0900
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas practices at Broward Surgical Associates, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Dr. Tranakas' primary practice is Broward Surgical Associates, Inc., at 2006 Ne 49th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 in Broward County. The practice phone is (954) 491-0900.

  • Broward Surgical Associates, Inc.
    2006 Ne 49th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 · Broward CountyPhone(954) 491-0900

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Tranakas' primary practice is Broward Surgical Associates, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Tranakas is also affiliated with Holy Cross Health. The medical group on file is Broward Surgical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tranakas to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nicholas Tranakas' practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Broward Surgical Associates, Inc.Available with a free account
+7 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Nicholas Tranakas is one of 1,593 general surgeons in Florida

Surgery is Dr. Tranakas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Tranakas is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Tranakas is licensed in Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME56834 · 1989 to 2027 · taxonomy 208600000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists breast surgery, cancerous skin growth removal and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Tranakas treats.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas billed Medicare for 439 services in 2024

CMS data shows 439 Medicare services from Dr. Tranakas across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 343 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,902 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024439
Medicare patients343
Paid by Medicare$32,902
Procedure codes2

Dr. Tranakas compared with the Florida median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Tranakas
  • Florida median
Medicare services
439vs 1982.2 times
Medicare patients
343vs 1332.6 times
Part D claims
67vs 4356% above

Medians across 1,425 general surgeons in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Tranakas' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas treated 343 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 343 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tranakas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 168 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tranakas' median patient age at 69, with 92% women.

Medicare patients, 2024343
Average age75
Average risk score1.07
Also on Medicaid3%

Dr. Tranakas' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Tranakas' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women32194%
  • Men226%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Tranakas' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure73%
  3. Cancer64%
  4. Arthritis46%
  5. Osteoporosis33%
  6. Anxiety31%
  7. Ischemic heart disease24%
  8. Diabetes23%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Tranakas' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women92%
  • Men6%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas wrote 84 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Tranakas wrote 84 Medicare Part D claims for 82 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 67 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $200 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202484
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$200
Part D patients82

Dr. Tranakas' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Tranakas' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids83%70 of 84 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Tranakas for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Tranakas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 34 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Tranakas, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Where Dr. Tranakas ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Mastectomy
89th percentile34 procedures
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
70th percentile15 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Nicholas Tranakas has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Tranakas in 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Mastectomy and Surgical Oncology. Dr. Tranakas has published most often in Ann Surg Oncol. Dr. Tranakas' most frequent co-authors are Doreen M. Agnese, MD, Andrea V. Barrio, MD and Judy C. Boughey, MD.

Papers3

Topics Dr. Tranakas writes about most

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Mastectomy
  • Surgical Oncology

Dr. Tranakas' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Tranakas

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas received $960 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Tranakas from 7 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Solventum Corporation paid the most, $264.

General payments to Dr. Tranakas by program year, 2024 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Tranakas by kind, 2024 to 2025

$960in total
  • Food and beverage$91795%
  • Education$435%

Companies that paid Dr. Tranakas the most, 2024 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas has 4 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Tranakas, most recently Gulfstream FL-Broward in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Tranakas

  1. 2013
    • Gulfstream FL-Broward
  2. 2012
    • Top Doctors:South Florida
  3. 2000
    • Top Doctors: Florida
  4. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Dr. Tranakas graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Tranakas is a member of ACS and SLS.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Tranakas is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +6 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Tranakas accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. HMO7
  3. Medicare6
  4. EPO5
  5. POS5

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Nicholas Tranakas's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Nicholas Tranakas' NPI number?

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas' NPI number is 1982790184. It was assigned on October 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Nicholas Tranakas?

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas is a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Nicholas Tranakas practice?

Dr. Tranakas practices at 2006 Ne 49th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308. Dr. Tranakas' primary practice is Broward Surgical Associates, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tranakas to 4 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Nicholas Tranakas' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Tranakas is (954) 491-0900.

What is Dr. Nicholas Tranakas' medical license number?

Dr. Tranakas holds Florida license ME56834.

Which hospitals is Dr. Nicholas Tranakas affiliated with?

Dr. Tranakas is affiliated with Holy Cross Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Tranakas to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Nicholas Tranakas part of?

Dr. Tranakas is linked to Broward Surgical Associates.

Does Dr. Nicholas Tranakas accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tranakas billed Medicare for 439 services in 2024, and Dr. Tranakas accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Nicholas Tranakas' MIPS score?

Dr. Tranakas' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nicholas Tranakas see?

CMS counts 343 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tranakas in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. Nicholas Tranakas board certified?

Yes. Dr. Tranakas is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Nicholas Tranakas bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Tranakas' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Nicholas Tranakas go to medical school?

Dr. Tranakas graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1987.

What drugs does Dr. Nicholas Tranakas prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tranakas' most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Tramadol HCl and Acetaminophen-Codeine.

Has Dr. Nicholas Tranakas received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $960 in general payments to Dr. Tranakas from 7 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Solventum Corporation.

How long has Dr. Nicholas Tranakas been practicing?

Dr. Tranakas graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

Does Dr. Nicholas Tranakas do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Tranakas.

Who does Dr. Nicholas Tranakas publish with?

Dr. Tranakas' most frequent co-authors are Doreen M. Agnese, MD (2 shared papers), Andrea V. Barrio, MD (2 shared papers) and Judy C. Boughey, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Nicholas Tranakas accept?

Dr. Tranakas is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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