Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge, MD

  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • General surgeon
NPI1619292745PAC ID9537399944
Medicare services, 2024
161
Medicare patients, 2026
135
Part D claims, 2026
81
Publications
4
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
5121 South Cottonwood Street, Murray, UT 84107
Practice phone
Call (801) 507-7000
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Primary practice

Intermountain Medical Center

Hospital · Murray, Utah

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Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge is a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, Utah

Dr. Byrge practices at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, part of Intermountain Health.

Dr. Byrge's NPI, 1619292745, was assigned on March 31, 2010. Dr. Byrge graduated from Texas a & M University System, Hsc, College of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Byrge holds Utah license 8141184-1205.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9537399944
NPI enumeration date
March 31, 2010
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(801) 507-7000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
42
Medical school graduation
2010

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

Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge practices at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah

Dr. Byrge's primary practice is Intermountain Medical Center, at 5121 South Cottonwood Street, Murray, UT 84107 in Salt Lake County. The practice phone is (801) 507-7000.

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Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Byrge's primary practice is Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, part of Intermountain Health. Dr. Byrge is also affiliated with Riverton Hospital. The medical group on file is Intermountain Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Byrge to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Intermountain Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge is one of 229 general surgeons in Utah

Surgery is Dr. Byrge's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Byrge is licensed in Utah.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, UtahPrimaryLicense 8141184-1205 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Byrge

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Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge billed Medicare for 161 services in 2024

CMS data shows 161 Medicare services from Dr. Byrge across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 135 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,991 for them.

Medicare services, 2024161
Medicare patients135
Paid by Medicare$19,991
Procedure codes7

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 792024: 14786%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 14

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

  • In an office10465%
  • In a facility5735%

Dr. Byrge compared with the Utah median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Byrge
  • Utah median
Medicare services
161vs 9766% above
Medicare patients
135vs 9050% above
Part D claims
29vs 329% below

Medians across 231 general surgeons in Utah with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Byrge'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. Nickolas Ray Byrge treated 135 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 74

CMS counts 135 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Byrge in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 64 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.65, 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. Byrge's median patient age at 61, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2026135
Average age74
Average risk score1.65
Also on Medicaid13%

Dr. Byrge's Medicare patients by age, 2026

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Byrge's Medicare patients by sex, 2026

  • Women7153%
  • Men6447%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Byrge's Medicare patients, 2026

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol74%
  3. Arthritis49%
  4. Ischemic heart disease34%
  5. Mood disorders34%
  6. Anxiety33%
  7. Depression33%
  8. Diabetes31%

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

Dr. Byrge's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge wrote 81 Medicare Part D claims in 2026

In 2026, Dr. Byrge wrote 81 Medicare Part D claims for 59 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 29 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $86 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 20 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202681
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$86
Part D patients59

Dr. Byrge's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026

  • Generic79 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims2%

Dr. Byrge'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. Byrge's Part D claims, 2026

  • Opioids56%45 of 81 claims
  • Antibiotics23%19 of 81 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: 202024: 2945%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 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), 2026 data

Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge ranks in the 90th percentile for hernia repair (minimally invasive) in Medicare

Dr. Byrge accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Byrge, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Byrge ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
90th percentile22 procedures
Mastectomy
72nd percentile15 procedures

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

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 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); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Byrge, published from 2013 to 2017. The most frequent topics are Quality Improvement. Dr. Byrge has published most often in Am J Surg. Dr. Byrge's most frequent co-authors are Michel Badih Aboutanos, MD, Bishwajit Bhattacharya, MD and Alexander Lorenzo Colonna, MD.

Papers4
Years published2013 to 2017

Dr. Byrge's papers by year, 2013 to 2017

Topics Dr. Byrge writes about most

  • Quality Improvement

Dr. Byrge's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Byrge

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

Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge received $68,720 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 107 general payments to Dr. Byrge from 3 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $67,586.

General payments to Dr. Byrge by program year, 2018 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Byrge by kind, 2018 to 2025

$68.7Kin total
  • Education$48,69571%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$7,19510%
  • Food and beverage$6,58310%
  • Travel and lodging$6,2319%
  • Gifts$160%

Companies that paid Dr. Byrge the most, 2018 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge graduated from Texas a & M University System, Hsc, College of Medicine

Dr. Byrge graduated from Texas a & M University System, Hsc, College of Medicine in 2010.

  1. Medical schoolTexas a & M University System, Hsc, College of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge'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)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. Nickolas Ray Byrge's NPI number?

Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge's NPI number is 1619292745. It was assigned on March 31, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge?

Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge is a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, Utah. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge practice?

Dr. Byrge practices at 5121 South Cottonwood Street, Murray, UT 84107. Dr. Byrge's primary practice is Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, part of Intermountain Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Byrge to 1 group practice or clinic, and a free account names each one.

What is Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Byrge is (801) 507-7000. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.

What is Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge's email address?

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What is Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge's medical license number?

Dr. Byrge holds Utah license 8141184-1205.

Which hospitals is Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge affiliated with?

Dr. Byrge practices at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. Dr. Byrge is also affiliated with Riverton Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge part of?

Dr. Byrge is linked to Intermountain Health.

Who does Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge practice with?

Dmand AI links 5,199 HCPs to Dr. Byrge's primary medical group, 75 of them general surgeons. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.

Does Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Byrge billed Medicare for 161 services in 2024, and Dr. Byrge accepts Medicare assignment.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge see?

CMS counts 135 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Byrge in 2026, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Byrge's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge go to medical school?

Dr. Byrge graduated from Texas a & M University System, Hsc, College of Medicine in 2010.

What drugs does Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Byrge's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $68,720 in general payments to Dr. Byrge from 3 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge been practicing?

Dr. Byrge graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.

Does Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Byrge, published from 2013 to 2017.

Who does Dr. Nickolas Ray Byrge publish with?

Dr. Byrge's most frequent co-authors are Michel Badih Aboutanos, MD (1 shared paper), Bishwajit Bhattacharya, MD (1 shared paper) and Alexander Lorenzo Colonna, MD (1 shared paper).

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Intermountain Medical Center and at 2 more affiliated sites. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.

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