Nicholas James Drayer

  • Pikeville, KY
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1144611005PAC ID3971890203
Medicare patients, 2024
20
Part D claims, 2020
27
Publications
12
MIPS score, 2024
93
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
911 Bypass Road Rd, Pikeville, KY 41501
Practice phone
Call (606) 430-3500
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Primary practice

Pikeville Medical Center Inc.

Pikeville, Kentucky

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Nicholas James Drayer is an orthopedic surgeon in Pikeville, Kentucky

Nicholas Drayer practices at Pikeville Medical Center Inc. in Pikeville, Kentucky.

Nicholas Drayer's NPI, 1144611005, was assigned on February 13, 2015. Nicholas Drayer holds Nebraska license 29495.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3971890203
NPI enumeration date
February 13, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(606) 430-3500
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

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

Nicholas James Drayer practices at Pikeville Medical Center Inc. in Pikeville, Kentucky

Nicholas Drayer's primary practice is Pikeville Medical Center Inc., at 911 Bypass Road Rd, Pikeville, KY 41501 in Pike County. The practice phone is (606) 430-3500.

  • Pikeville Medical Center Inc.
    911 Bypass Road Rd, Pikeville, KY 41501 · Pike CountyPhone(606) 430-3500

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

Nicholas James Drayer is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Nicholas Drayer's primary practice is Pikeville Medical Center Inc. in Pikeville, Kentucky. Nicholas Drayer is also affiliated with Pikeville Medical Center. The medical group on file is Pikeville Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Nicholas Drayer to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Nicholas James Drayer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Nicholas Drayer practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Pikeville Medical Center Inc.Available with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Nicholas James Drayer is one of 291 orthopedic surgeons in Kentucky

Orthopaedic surgery is Nicholas Drayer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Nicholas Drayer's licenses on file in 2 states: Nebraska and Kentucky.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, NebraskaPrimaryLicense 29495 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Kentucky licenseLicense 57205

Orthopedic surgeons near Nicholas Drayer

Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

291orthopedic surgeons in Kentucky
7orthopedic surgeons in Pikeville

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

Nicholas James Drayer treated 20 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80

CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Nicholas Drayer in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Nicholas Drayer's median patient age at 66, with 61% women.

Medicare patients, 202420
Average age80
Average risk score1.26

Chronic conditions among Nicholas Drayer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis70%
  4. Alzheimer's and dementia60%
  5. Anxiety60%

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

Nicholas Drayer's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women61%
  • Men39%

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

Nicholas James Drayer wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims in 2020

In 2020, Nicholas Drayer wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 2 drugs, with $198 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202027
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$198

Nicholas Drayer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2020

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

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

Nicholas James Drayer scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Nicholas Drayer for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Nicholas Drayer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Nicholas Drayer's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 93of 100Final score
  • 81.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 82of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

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

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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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Nicholas James Drayer has 12 publications on record

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Nicholas Drayer, published from 2019 to 2023. 2022 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Bone Plates, Fracture Fixation, Internal and Pain Measurement. Nicholas Drayer has published most often in JBJS Case Connect. Nicholas Drayer's most frequent co-authors are Kyle Scott Ardavanis, MD, Edward David Arrington, MD and Antonia F. Chen, MD.

Papers12
Years published2019 to 2023

Nicholas Drayer's papers by year, 2019 to 2023

Topics Nicholas Drayer writes about most

  • Bone Plates
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Pain Measurement
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures
  • Return to Sport

Nicholas Drayer's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Nicholas Drayer

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

Nicholas James Drayer received $4,179 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Nicholas Drayer from 10 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $1,593.

General payments to Nicholas Drayer by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Nicholas Drayer by kind, 2017 to 2025

$4.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,65039%
  • Education$1,31531%
  • Travel and lodging$1,21529%

Companies that paid Nicholas Drayer the most, 2017 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

Sources for Nicholas James Drayer'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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)
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)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Nicholas James Drayer's NPI number?

Nicholas James Drayer's NPI number is 1144611005. It was assigned on February 13, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Nicholas James Drayer specialize in?

Nicholas James Drayer is an orthopedic surgeon in Pikeville, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Nicholas James Drayer practice?

Nicholas Drayer practices at 911 Bypass Road Rd, Pikeville, KY 41501. Nicholas Drayer's primary practice is Pikeville Medical Center Inc. in Pikeville, Kentucky. Dmand AI also links Nicholas Drayer to 1 hospital and 1 medical group.

What is Nicholas James Drayer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Nicholas Drayer is (606) 430-3500.

What is Nicholas James Drayer's medical license number?

Nicholas Drayer holds Nebraska license 29495, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Nicholas James Drayer been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Nicholas Drayer in Nebraska and Kentucky.

Which hospitals is Nicholas James Drayer affiliated with?

Nicholas Drayer is affiliated with Pikeville Medical Center. Dmand AI links Nicholas Drayer to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Nicholas James Drayer part of?

Nicholas Drayer is linked to Pikeville Medical Center. Dmand AI links Nicholas Drayer to 1 more medical group.

Does Nicholas James Drayer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Nicholas Drayer as accepting Medicare assignment.

What is Nicholas James Drayer's MIPS score?

Nicholas Drayer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Nicholas James Drayer see?

CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Nicholas Drayer in 2024, with an average age of 80.

What drugs does Nicholas James Drayer prescribe most?

In 2020 Medicare Part D data, Nicholas Drayer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl and Hydroxyzine Pamoate.

Has Nicholas James Drayer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,179 in general payments to Nicholas Drayer from 10 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

How long has Nicholas James Drayer been practicing?

Nicholas Drayer graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Nicholas James Drayer do research?

Dmand AI links 12 publications to Nicholas Drayer, published from 2019 to 2023.

Who does Nicholas James Drayer publish with?

Nicholas Drayer's most frequent co-authors are Kyle Scott Ardavanis, MD (2 shared papers), Edward David Arrington, MD (2 shared papers) and Antonia F. Chen, MD (2 shared papers).

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