Dr. Nicholas James Evertsen, DO

Dr. Evertsen practices at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, North Carolina, part of University of North Carolina Health Care System.

Dr. Evertsen's NPI, 1881846897, was assigned on October 21, 2008. Dr. Evertsen holds Pennsylvania license OS013911.

Dr. Evertsen's primary practice is Watauga Medical Center, at 336 Deerfield Road, Boone, NC 28607 in Watauga County. The practice phone is (828) 262-4100.

Dr. Evertsen's primary practice is Watauga Medical Center in Boone, North Carolina, part of University of North Carolina Health Care System. Dr. Evertsen is also affiliated with Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital. The medical group on file is Guthrie Medical Group.

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

Plastic surgery is Dr. Evertsen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Evertsen is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 176 Medicare services from Dr. Evertsen across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 159 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,737 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 159 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Evertsen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 79 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Evertsen's median patient age at 70, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Evertsen wrote 56 Medicare Part D claims for 29 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 26 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $146 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Evertsen for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Evertsen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 158 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Evertsen, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 42 general payments to Dr. Evertsen from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 62% of the total. KCI USA, Inc. paid the most, $2,120.