Dr. Nicholas Michael Capito, MD

Dr. Capito practices at AOS Surgery Center in Augusta, Georgia.

Dr. Capito's NPI, 1114238474, was assigned on July 1, 2010. Dr. Capito graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Capito holds Georgia license 076656.

Dr. Capito's primary practice is AOS Surgery Center, at 1290 Interstate Parkway, Augusta, GA 30909. The practice phone is (706) 863-9797.

Dr. Capito's primary practice is AOS Surgery Center in Augusta, Georgia. Dr. Capito is also affiliated with Piedmont Augusta. The medical group on file is Athletico Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Capito to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Capito practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Capito's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Capito's licenses on file in 4 states: Georgia, Missouri, Rhode Island and South Carolina.

CMS data shows 2,099 Medicare services from Dr. Capito across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 479 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $161,460 for them.

CMS counts 479 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Capito in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 248 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Capito's median patient age at 67, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Capito wrote 797 Medicare Part D claims for 263 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 742 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,597 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 837 claims across 13 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Capito for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Capito accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 69 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Capito, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Capito, published from 2012 to 2017. The most frequent topics are Arthroscopy, Intraoperative Care and Knee Joint. Dr. Capito has published most often in J Shoulder Elbow Surg. Dr. Capito's most frequent co-authors are Seth Lawrence Sherman, MD, Martin H. Gregory, MD and Matthew J. Smith, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 196 general payments to Dr. Capito from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Catalyst OrthoScience paid the most, $63,347.

Dr. Capito graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2006.