Nicholas Pete Poolos

  • Seattle, WA
  • Epilepsy physician
NPI1205916277PAC ID7315071305
Medicare services, 2024
134
Medicare patients, 2024
127
Part D claims, 2024
2,718
Publications
36
MIPS score, 2024
94
Practice address
325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Practice phone
Call (206) 744-9535
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Primary practice

Harborview Medical Center

Hospital · Seattle, Washington

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Nicholas Pete Poolos is an epilepsy physician in Seattle, Washington

Nicholas Poolos practices at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington.

Nicholas Poolos' NPI, 1205916277, was assigned on October 16, 2006. Nicholas Poolos graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 1991. Nicholas Poolos holds Washington license MD00040556.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7315071305
NPI enumeration date
October 16, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(206) 744-9535
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
61
Medical school graduation
1991

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

Nicholas Pete Poolos practices at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington

Nicholas Poolos' primary practice is Harborview Medical Center, at 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 in King County. The practice phone is (206) 744-9535.

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Nicholas Pete Poolos is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Nicholas Poolos' primary practice is Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington. Nicholas Poolos is also affiliated with UW Medical Center - Montlake. The medical group on file is UW Physicians. Dmand AI also links Nicholas Poolos to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Nicholas Pete Poolos' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Nicholas Poolos practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Harborview Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Nicholas Pete Poolos is one of 14 epilepsy physicians in Washington

Epilepsy is Nicholas Poolos' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084E0001X. Nicholas Poolos is licensed in Washington.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Epilepsy, WashingtonPrimaryLicense MD00040556 · taxonomy 2084E0001X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists epilepsy and seizures among the conditions Nicholas Poolos treats.

Epilepsy physicians near Nicholas Poolos

Counts of epilepsy 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

Nicholas Pete Poolos billed Medicare for 134 services in 2024

CMS data shows 134 Medicare services from Nicholas Poolos across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 127 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,995 for them.

Medicare services, 2024134
Medicare patients127
Paid by Medicare$7,995
Procedure codes3

Nicholas Poolos' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 862024: 12040%
Other services
2023: 02024: 14

Where Nicholas Poolos' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office2418%
  • In a facility11082%

Nicholas Poolos compared with the Washington median for epilepsy physicians, 2024

  • Nicholas Poolos
  • Washington median
Medicare services
134vs 23543% below
Medicare patients
127vs 1345% below
Part D claims
2,578vs 7543.4 times

Medians across 13 epilepsy physicians in Washington with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Nicholas Poolos' 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

Nicholas Pete Poolos treated 127 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 58

CMS counts 127 Medicare patients who saw Nicholas Poolos in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 68 patients. 40% of them have high blood pressure, and 36% have high cholesterol. 59% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Nicholas Poolos' median patient age at 41, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 2024127
Average age58
Average risk score1.33
Also on Medicaid59%

Nicholas Poolos' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Nicholas Poolos' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6551%
  • Men6249%

Chronic conditions among Nicholas Poolos' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure40%
  2. High cholesterol36%
  3. Mood disorders33%
  4. Anxiety29%
  5. Depression29%
  6. Arthritis22%
  7. Osteoporosis18%
  8. Diabetes16%

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

Nicholas Poolos' patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 41

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men50%

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

Nicholas Pete Poolos wrote 2,718 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Nicholas Poolos wrote 2,718 Medicare Part D claims for 248 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,578 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $519,584 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,689 claims across 38 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,718
Drugs named by CMS37
Total drug cost$519,584
Part D patients248

Nicholas Poolos' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,477 claims91%
  • Brand-name and other241 claims9%

Nicholas Poolos' 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: 2,6892024: 2,5784%

Drugs named by CMS: 37 in 2024, 38 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

Nicholas Pete Poolos scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Nicholas Poolos for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Nicholas Poolos accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Nicholas Poolos as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Nicholas Poolos' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 94of 100Final score
  • 74.6of 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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Nicholas Pete Poolos has 36 publications on record

Dmand AI links 36 papers to Nicholas Poolos, published from 2011 to 2025. 2025 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Epilepsy, Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels and Rats, Sprague-Dawley. Nicholas Poolos has published most often in Neuroscience. Nicholas Poolos' most frequent co-authors are Marium Khan, MD, Anne Elizabeth Anderson, MD and Tallie Z Baram, MD.

Papers36
Years published2011 to 2025

Nicholas Poolos' papers by year, 2011 to 2025

Topics Nicholas Poolos writes about most

  • Epilepsy
  • Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
  • Potassium Channels
  • Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation Channels
  • Dendrites
  • Hippocampus

Nicholas Poolos' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Nicholas Poolos

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

Nicholas Pete Poolos received $9,688 in industry payments from 2016 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Nicholas Poolos from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Eisai Inc. paid the most, $3,594.

General payments to Nicholas Poolos by program year, 2016 to 2021

General payments to Nicholas Poolos by kind, 2016 to 2021

$9.7Kin total
  • Consulting fees$8,84091%
  • Travel and lodging$4945%
  • Food and beverage$3544%

Companies that paid Nicholas Poolos the most, 2016 to 2021

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Nicholas Pete Poolos has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Nicholas Poolos, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Awards and honors for Nicholas Poolos

  1. 2014
    • Regional Top Doctor

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Nicholas Pete Poolos graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine

Nicholas Poolos graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 1991.

  1. Medical schoolStanford University School Of Medicine

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Nicholas Pete Poolos accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Nicholas Poolos is in network with 15 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Nicholas Poolos accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. HMO8
  3. Medicare5
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Nicholas Pete Poolos'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)
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)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Nicholas Pete Poolos' NPI number?

Nicholas Pete Poolos' NPI number is 1205916277. It was assigned on October 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Nicholas Pete Poolos specialize in?

Nicholas Pete Poolos is an epilepsy physician in Seattle, Washington. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Epilepsy Physician (taxonomy code 2084E0001X).

Where does Nicholas Pete Poolos practice?

Nicholas Poolos practices at 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104. Nicholas Poolos' primary practice is Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington. Dmand AI also links Nicholas Poolos to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Nicholas Pete Poolos' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Nicholas Poolos is (206) 744-9535.

What is Nicholas Pete Poolos' medical license number?

Nicholas Poolos holds Washington license MD00040556.

Which hospitals is Nicholas Pete Poolos affiliated with?

Nicholas Poolos practices at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. Nicholas Poolos is also affiliated with UW Medical Center - Montlake. Dmand AI links Nicholas Poolos to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Nicholas Pete Poolos part of?

Nicholas Poolos is linked to UW Physicians.

Does Nicholas Pete Poolos accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Nicholas Poolos billed Medicare for 134 services in 2024, and Nicholas Poolos accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Nicholas Pete Poolos offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Nicholas Poolos as offering telehealth services.

What is Nicholas Pete Poolos' MIPS score?

Nicholas Poolos' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Nicholas Pete Poolos see?

CMS counts 127 Medicare patients who saw Nicholas Poolos in 2024, with an average age of 58.

What services does Nicholas Pete Poolos bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Nicholas Poolos' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Nicholas Pete Poolos go to medical school?

Nicholas Poolos graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 1991.

What drugs does Nicholas Pete Poolos prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nicholas Poolos' most prescribed drugs by claims were Lamotrigine, Levetiracetam and Divalproex Sodium.

Has Nicholas Pete Poolos received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $9,688 in general payments to Nicholas Poolos from 7 companies from 2016 to 2021. The largest total came from Eisai Inc.

How long has Nicholas Pete Poolos been practicing?

Nicholas Poolos graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.

Does Nicholas Pete Poolos do research?

Dmand AI links 36 publications to Nicholas Poolos, published from 2011 to 2025.

Who does Nicholas Pete Poolos publish with?

Nicholas Poolos' most frequent co-authors are Marium Khan, MD (3 shared papers), Anne Elizabeth Anderson, MD (2 shared papers) and Tallie Z Baram, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Nicholas Pete Poolos accept?

Nicholas Poolos is in network with 15 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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