Dr. Michael Nakashian, MD

  • Freehold, NJ
  • Orthopaedic hand surgery physician
NPI1629239645PAC ID4688895493
Medicare services, 2024
2,350
Medicare patients, 2024
487
Part D claims, 2024
138
Publications
12
MIPS score, 2024
75
Practice address
901 West Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
Practice phone
Call (732) 294-7012
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Primary practice

Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center

Hospital · Freehold, New Jersey

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Dr. Michael Nakashian is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Freehold, New Jersey

Dr. Nakashian practices at Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, New Jersey, part of Atlantic Health System.

Dr. Nakashian's NPI, 1629239645, was assigned on June 23, 2008. Dr. Nakashian graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc) in 2008. Dr. Nakashian holds New Jersey license 25MA09418000.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4688895493
NPI enumeration date
June 23, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(732) 294-7012
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

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

Dr. Michael Nakashian practices at Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, New Jersey

Dr. Nakashian's primary practice is Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center, at 901 West Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728 in Monmouth County. The practice phone is (732) 294-7012.

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Dr. Michael Nakashian is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Nakashian's primary practice is Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, New Jersey, part of Atlantic Health System. Dr. Nakashian is also affiliated with Ocean University Medical Center. The medical group on file is University Orthopaedic Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nakashian to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nakashian practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Atlantic Health CentraState Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Michael Nakashian is one of 77 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in New Jersey

Hand surgery is Dr. Nakashian's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Nakashian is licensed in New Jersey.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic hand surgery, New JerseyPrimaryLicense 25MA09418000 · taxonomy 207XS0106X

Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Nakashian

Counts of orthopaedic hand surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

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

Dr. Michael Nakashian billed Medicare for 2,350 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,350 Medicare services from Dr. Nakashian across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 487 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $92,030 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,350
Medicare patients487
Paid by Medicare$92,030
Procedure codes16

Dr. Nakashian's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,0672024: 96310%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6652024: 6197%
Imaging
2023: 5312024: 41522%
Surgery
2023: 3872024: 3539%

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

  • In an office2,33099%
  • In a facility201%

Dr. Nakashian compared with the New Jersey median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Nakashian
  • New Jersey median
Medicare services
2,350vs 1,77233% above
Medicare patients
487vs 39922% above
Part D claims
90vs 7815% above

Medians across 76 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in New Jersey with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Nakashian's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael Nakashian treated 487 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 487 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nakashian in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 220 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nakashian's median patient age at 63, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024487
Average age75
Average risk score1.24
Also on Medicaid3%

Dr. Nakashian's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Nakashian's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women31364%
  • Men17436%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis69%
  4. Diabetes33%
  5. Ischemic heart disease31%
  6. Anxiety29%
  7. Mood disorders25%
  8. Depression22%

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

Dr. Nakashian's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men41%

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

Dr. Michael Nakashian wrote 138 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Nakashian wrote 138 Medicare Part D claims for 93 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 90 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $245 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 108 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024138
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$245
Part D patients93

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

  • Generic136 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims1%

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

  • Opioids24%33 of 138 claims
  • Antibiotics10%14 of 138 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1082024: 9017%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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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. Michael Nakashian scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Nakashian for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nakashian accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 49 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Nakashian, more than 86% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Where Dr. Nakashian ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
86th percentile49 procedures

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

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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Dr. Michael Nakashian has 12 publications on record

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Nakashian, published from 2014 to 2024. 2020 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Hand. Dr. Nakashian has published most often in Hand (N Y). Dr. Nakashian's most frequent co-authors are Brian Matthew Katt, MD, Pedro Kirkor Beredjiklian, MD and Jenna Alysse Bernstein, MD.

Papers12
Years published2014 to 2024

Dr. Nakashian's papers by year, 2014 to 2024

Topics Dr. Nakashian writes about most

  • Hand

Dr. Nakashian's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Nakashian

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

Dr. Michael Nakashian received $4,614 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 55 general payments to Dr. Nakashian from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 38% of the total. SeaPearl Inc paid the most, $1,094.

General payments to Dr. Nakashian by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Nakashian by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,77238%
  • Travel and lodging$1,50933%
  • Education$65114%
  • Charitable contributions$58313%
  • Gifts$992%

Companies that paid Dr. Nakashian the most, 2016 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. Michael Nakashian graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc)

Dr. Nakashian graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc) in 2008.

  1. Medical schoolRutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc)

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Michael Nakashian'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)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)
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. Michael Nakashian's NPI number?

Dr. Michael Nakashian's NPI number is 1629239645. It was assigned on June 23, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Nakashian?

Dr. Michael Nakashian is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Freehold, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).

Where does Dr. Michael Nakashian practice?

Dr. Nakashian practices at 901 West Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728. Dr. Nakashian's primary practice is Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, New Jersey, part of Atlantic Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nakashian to 1 hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Michael Nakashian's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Nakashian is (732) 294-7012.

What is Dr. Michael Nakashian's medical license number?

Dr. Nakashian holds New Jersey license 25MA09418000.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Nakashian affiliated with?

Dr. Nakashian practices at Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, New Jersey. Dr. Nakashian is also affiliated with Ocean University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Nakashian to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Michael Nakashian part of?

Dr. Nakashian is linked to University Orthopaedic Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Nakashian to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Michael Nakashian accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nakashian billed Medicare for 2,350 services in 2024, and Dr. Nakashian accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Michael Nakashian's MIPS score?

Dr. Nakashian's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Nakashian see?

CMS counts 487 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nakashian in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Michael Nakashian bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Nakashian's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Michael Nakashian go to medical school?

Dr. Nakashian graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc) in 2008.

What drugs does Dr. Michael Nakashian prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nakashian's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam and Oxycodone HCl.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $4,614 in general payments to Dr. Nakashian from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from SeaPearl Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael Nakashian been practicing?

Dr. Nakashian graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. Michael Nakashian do research?

Dmand AI links 12 publications to Dr. Nakashian, published from 2014 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Michael Nakashian publish with?

Dr. Nakashian's most frequent co-authors are Brian Matthew Katt, MD (8 shared papers), Pedro Kirkor Beredjiklian, MD (7 shared papers) and Jenna Alysse Bernstein, MD (1 shared paper).

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