Nicholas Michael Hernandez

Nicholas Hernandez practices at UW Medical Center - Montlake in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington.

Nicholas Hernandez's NPI, 1679989396, was assigned on July 2, 2014. Nicholas Hernandez holds Washington license MD61286038.

Nicholas Hernandez's primary practice is UW Medical Center - Montlake, at 1959 NE Pacific St Box 356151, Seattle, WA 98195 in King County. The practice phone is (206) 598-3300.

Nicholas Hernandez's primary practice is UW Medical Center - Montlake in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington. Nicholas Hernandez is also affiliated with MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is UW Physicians. Dmand AI also links Nicholas Hernandez to 1 more hospital, 1 home health agency and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Nicholas Hernandez practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery is Nicholas Hernandez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0114X. Dmand AI has Nicholas Hernandez's licenses on file in 2 states: Washington and Minnesota.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, hip replacement, joint pain, knee replacement, lower back pain, pelvic and hip fracture and repeat hip or knee replacement surgery among the conditions Nicholas Hernandez treats.

CMS data shows 313 Medicare services from Nicholas Hernandez across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 237 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $82,966 for them.

CMS counts 237 Medicare patients who saw Nicholas Hernandez in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 108 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 66% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Nicholas Hernandez's median patient age at 69, with 54% women.

In 2024, Nicholas Hernandez wrote 88 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 18 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $34 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 134 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Nicholas Hernandez for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Nicholas Hernandez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Nicholas Hernandez as offering telehealth. CMS counts 38 procedures of hip replacement by Nicholas Hernandez, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 29 papers to Nicholas Hernandez, published from 2020 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip and Postoperative Complications. Nicholas Hernandez has published most often in J Arthroplasty. Nicholas Hernandez's most frequent co-authors are Michael P. Bolognesi, MD, Thorsten Markus Seyler, MD, PhD and William A. Jiranek, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 95 general payments to Nicholas Hernandez from 11 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $27,609.

Nicholas Hernandez is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.