Dr. Nicholas Holdgate, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 68,945
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 484
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,855
- Publications
- 2
- Clinical trials
- 4
- Practice address
- 2001 2nd Ave, Summerville, SC 29486
- Practice phone
- Call (843) 572-4840
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Articularis Rheumatology Specialists
Summerville, South Carolina
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Dr. Nicholas Holdgate is a rheumatologist in Summerville, South Carolina
Dr. Holdgate practices at Articularis Rheumatology Specialists in Summerville, South Carolina.
Dr. Holdgate's NPI, 1134415110, was assigned on June 28, 2011. Dr. Holdgate graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Holdgate holds South Carolina license 33916.
- NPI
- 1134415110NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9638461825
- NPI enumeration date
- June 28, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (843) 572-4840
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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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 Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nicholas Holdgate practices at Articularis Rheumatology Specialists in Summerville, South Carolina
Dr. Holdgate's primary practice is Articularis Rheumatology Specialists, at 2001 2nd Ave, Summerville, SC 29486 in Berkeley County. The practice phone is (843) 572-4840.
- Articularis Rheumatology Specialists2001 2nd Ave, Summerville, SC 29486 · Berkeley CountyPhone(843) 572-4840
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Nicholas Holdgate is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Holdgate's primary practice is Articularis Rheumatology Specialists in Summerville, South Carolina. Dr. Holdgate is also affiliated with Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital. The medical group on file is Articularis Healthcare Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Holdgate to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nicholas Holdgate's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Holdgate practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Articularis Rheumatology Specialists | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nicholas Holdgate is one of 112 rheumatologists in South Carolina
Rheumatology is Dr. Holdgate's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Holdgate is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, South CarolinaPrimary
Rheumatologists near Dr. Holdgate
Counts of rheumatologists 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. Nicholas Holdgate billed Medicare for 68,945 services in 2024
CMS data shows 68,945 Medicare services from Dr. Holdgate across 38 procedure codes in 2024, for 484 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $768,547 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Holdgate's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 45,1402024: 64,55843%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1,9112024: 2,0226%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 1,020
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3542024: 57362%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3822024: 45118%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1562024: 17814%
- Surgery
- 2023: 472024: 143204%
Dr. Holdgate compared with the South Carolina median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Holdgate
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 68,945vs 2,86024.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 484vs 29862% above
- Part D claims
- 1,757vs 1,14753% above
Medians across 115 rheumatologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Holdgate'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 Holdgate treated 484 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 484 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Holdgate in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 256 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Holdgate's median patient age at 65, with 74% women.
Dr. Holdgate's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Holdgate's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women34571%
- Men13929%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Holdgate's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Osteoporosis36%
- Mood disorders29%
- Anxiety28%
- Depression27%
- Diabetes27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Holdgate's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women74%
- Men24%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nicholas Holdgate wrote 1,855 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Holdgate wrote 1,855 Medicare Part D claims for 360 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,757 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $219,977 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,358 claims across 20 drugs.
Dr. Holdgate's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,767 claims95%
- Brand-name88 claims5%
Dr. Holdgate'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,3582024: 1,75729%
Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 20 in 2023.
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 Holdgate scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Holdgate for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Holdgate accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Holdgate's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 95of 100Final score
- 89.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Nicholas Holdgate has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Holdgate, published from 2016 to 2022. Dr. Holdgate's most frequent co-authors are Kim M. Huffman, MD, PhD, William E. Kraus and Tony Ning, MD.
Dr. Holdgate's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Holdgate
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Nicholas Holdgate has worked on 4 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Holdgate to 4 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Connective Tissue Diseases and Arthritis, Rheumatoid. Eli Lilly and Company sponsors the most, 3. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Holdgate that name 3 trials.
Conditions in Dr. Holdgate's trials
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Connective Tissue Diseases
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Rheumatic Diseases
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Holdgate
- Dhiman Basu, MD3 shared trials
- Pierre Kindall Berry, DO3 shared trials
- Jeffrey S. Carlin, MD3 shared trials
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Holdgate
A Phase III Transition Study of DRL Rituximab to Reference Medicinal Products (opens in a new tab)
A Study of Baricitinib in Participants With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Nicholas Holdgate received $27,131 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 865 general payments to Dr. Holdgate from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $12,139. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $1,405 from 2019 to 2021, naming 3 clinical trials.
General payments to Dr. Holdgate by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Holdgate by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$16,88862%
- Consulting fees$7,95029%
- Travel and lodging$2,1278%
- Education$1661%
Companies that paid Dr. Holdgate the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Nicholas Holdgate graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Dr. Holdgate graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2011.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Nicholas Holdgate's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Nicholas Holdgate's NPI number?
Dr. Nicholas Holdgate's NPI number is 1134415110. It was assigned on June 28, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nicholas Holdgate?
Dr. Nicholas Holdgate is a rheumatologist in Summerville, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Nicholas Holdgate practice?
Dr. Holdgate practices at 2001 2nd Ave, Summerville, SC 29486. Dr. Holdgate's primary practice is Articularis Rheumatology Specialists in Summerville, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Holdgate to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Nicholas Holdgate's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Holdgate is (843) 572-4840.
What is Dr. Nicholas Holdgate's medical license number?
Dr. Holdgate holds South Carolina license 33916.
Which hospitals is Dr. Nicholas Holdgate affiliated with?
Dr. Holdgate is affiliated with Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Nicholas Holdgate part of?
Dr. Holdgate is linked to Articularis Healthcare Group.
Does Dr. Nicholas Holdgate accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Holdgate billed Medicare for 68,945 services in 2024, and Dr. Holdgate accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Nicholas Holdgate's MIPS score?
Dr. Holdgate's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nicholas Holdgate see?
CMS counts 484 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Holdgate in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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What services does Dr. Nicholas Holdgate bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Holdgate's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3262), injected or infused drug (J1602) and injected or infused drug (J0129).
Where did Dr. Nicholas Holdgate go to medical school?
Dr. Holdgate graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Nicholas Holdgate prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Holdgate's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Prednisone and Meloxicam.
Has Dr. Nicholas Holdgate received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $27,131 in general payments to Dr. Holdgate from 35 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Nicholas Holdgate been practicing?
Dr. Holdgate graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Nicholas Holdgate do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Holdgate, published from 2016 to 2022. Dr. Holdgate has worked on 4 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Nicholas Holdgate publish with?
Dr. Holdgate's most frequent co-authors are Kim M. Huffman, MD, PhD (1 shared paper), William E. Kraus (1 shared paper) and Tony Ning, MD (1 shared paper).
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