Dr. Nicholas Vigyan Latchana, MD

Dr. Latchana practices at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center - Unit in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dr. Latchana's NPI, 1851612089, was assigned on June 22, 2010. Dr. Latchana holds North Carolina license 2019-01172.

Dr. Latchana's primary practice is Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center - Unit, at 200 Hawthorne Lane Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28233 in Mecklenburg County. The practice phone is (704) 384-4000.

Dr. Latchana's primary practice is Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center - Unit in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Latchana is also affiliated with Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. The medical group on file is Novant Health Senior Care - SouthPark. Dmand AI also links Dr. Latchana to 4 more hospitals, 1 behavioral health center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Latchana's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Latchana is licensed in North Carolina.

CMS data shows 347 Medicare services from Dr. Latchana across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 129 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,492 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 129 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Latchana in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.91, 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. Latchana's median patient age at 69, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Latchana wrote 56 Medicare Part D claims for 26 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 17 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $90 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 19 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Latchana accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Latchana, published from 2013 to 2020. 2017 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Melanoma, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic and Liver Neoplasms. Dr. Latchana has published most often in J Surg Oncol. Dr. Latchana's most frequent co-authors are William E. Carson, MD, Joseph Markowitz, MD, PhD and Paul Jack Karanicolas, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Latchana from 1 drug or device company in 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AngioDynamics, Inc. paid the most, $18.