Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush, MD

  • Cumming, GA
  • General surgeon
NPI1992098339PAC ID7618113168
Medicare services, 2024
169
Medicare patients, 2024
148
Part D claims, 2024
122
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$822
Practice address
1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041
Practice phone
Call (770) 844-3200
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Primary practice

Northside Hospital Forsyth

Hospital · Cumming, Georgia

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Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush is a general surgeon in Cumming, Georgia

Dr. Drahush practices at Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital.

Dr. Drahush's NPI, 1992098339, was assigned on May 18, 2011. Dr. Drahush graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Drahush holds Georgia license 076517.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7618113168
NPI enumeration date
May 18, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(770) 844-3200
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

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

Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush practices at Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, Georgia

Dr. Drahush's primary practice is Northside Hospital Forsyth, at 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041 in Forsyth County. The practice phone is (770) 844-3200.

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Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Drahush's primary practice is Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital. Dr. Drahush is also affiliated with Northside Hospital Atlanta. The medical group on file is Northside Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Drahush to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Drahush practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northside Hospital ForsythAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush is one of 853 general surgeons in Georgia

Surgery is Dr. Drahush's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Drahush is licensed in Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 076517 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Drahush

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Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush billed Medicare for 169 services in 2024

CMS data shows 169 Medicare services from Dr. Drahush across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 148 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,704 for them.

Medicare services, 2024169
Medicare patients148
Paid by Medicare$14,704
Procedure codes8

Where Dr. Drahush's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office8751%
  • In a facility8249%

Dr. Drahush compared with the Georgia median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Drahush
  • Georgia median
Medicare services
169vs 15013% above
Medicare patients
148vs 10936% above
Part D claims
82vs 5452% above

Medians across 789 general surgeons in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Drahush's 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 Michael Drahush treated 148 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Drahush in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 71 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.74, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Drahush's median patient age at 56, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 2024148
Average age75
Average risk score1.74

Dr. Drahush's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Drahush's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6645%
  • Men8255%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Drahush's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis55%
  4. Ischemic heart disease42%
  5. Anxiety36%
  6. Heart failure30%
  7. Diabetes29%
  8. Cancer28%

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

Dr. Drahush's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 56

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men49%

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

Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush wrote 122 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Drahush wrote 122 Medicare Part D claims for 76 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 82 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $210 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 2024122
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$210
Part D patients76

Dr. Drahush's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic121 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims1%

Dr. Drahush's 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. Drahush's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids50%61 of 122 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 Michael Drahush ranks in the 89th percentile for hernia repair - groin (open) in Medicare

Dr. Drahush accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Drahush, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Drahush ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Hernia repair - groin (open)
89th percentile11 procedures

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

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush received $822 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Drahush from 4 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $767.

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

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

$822in total
  • Education$75091%
  • Food and beverage$729%

Companies that paid Dr. Drahush 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 Michael Drahush graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Dr. Drahush graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2011.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush's NPI number?

Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush's NPI number is 1992098339. It was assigned on May 18, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush?

Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush is a general surgeon in Cumming, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush practice?

Dr. Drahush practices at 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041. Dr. Drahush's primary practice is Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Drahush to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Drahush is (770) 844-3200.

What is Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush's medical license number?

Dr. Drahush holds Georgia license 076517, one of 2 state licenses on file.

Which hospitals is Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush affiliated with?

Dr. Drahush practices at Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, Georgia. Dr. Drahush is also affiliated with Northside Hospital Atlanta.

What medical group is Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush part of?

Dr. Drahush is linked to Northside Hospital.

Does Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Drahush billed Medicare for 169 services in 2024, and Dr. Drahush accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush see?

CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Drahush in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Drahush's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and office visit, new patient (99204).

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Where did Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush go to medical school?

Dr. Drahush graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Drahush's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen and Ondansetron HCl.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $822 in general payments to Dr. Drahush from 4 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Nicholas Michael Drahush been practicing?

Dr. Drahush graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

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