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Nicholas Christopher Arpey

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Charleston, SC
National Provider Identifier
1427551241
Registry record updated Aug 13, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X
License
94138 Issued in SC
Practice address
171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-5848
Phone
(843) 792-1414
NPI assigned
Mar 18, 2018
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 13, 2025

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X 94138 SC Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-5848

Mailing address

PO Box 751461
Charlotte, NC 28275-1461

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address direct@direct.musc.edu Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in CO, SC2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services
  • Medical equipment
  • Home health
  • Power mobility devices
  • Hospice
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20241026000086 CO Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery 0446596878 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization
I20250906000483 SC Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery 0446596878 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery
Education
Other, 2018
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-8908
Phone (843) 792-1414

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
85.96 of 100Reported as group
Quality
78.58
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
74.61

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Hip replacement26
Knee replacement41
Removal of tissue1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Portercare Adventist Health System CurrentSince Nov 4, 2024 Accepting new patients
University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol CurrentSince Jul 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol Current Accepting new patients
Portercare Adventist Health System CurrentSince Nov 4, 2024 Accepting new patients
Portercare Adventist Health System Current Accepting new patients

Locations

2535 S Downing St
Ste 100
Denver, CO 80210
Phone (720) 524-1367

7750 S Broadway
Ste 260
Littleton, CO 80122
Phone (303) 734-8650

900 Hope Way
Forest City, FL 32714
Phone (407) 357-1255

171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone (843) 792-2123

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: narpey543356@direct.musc.edu

Organizations & group practices 5

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 13

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

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NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "number": "1427551241",
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            "address_1": "PO BOX 751461",
            "city": "CHARLOTTE",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "282751461"
        },
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            "state": "SC",
            "postal_code": "294255848",
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "ARPEY",
        "first_name": "NICHOLAS",
        "middle_name": "CHRISTOPHER",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2018-03-18",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-13",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-13",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        }
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
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            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
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            "endpoint": "direct@direct.musc.edu",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "use": "HIE",
            "useDescription": "Health Information Exchange (HIE)",
            "address_1": "171 Ashley Ave",
            "city": "Charleston",
            "state": "SC",
            "country_code": "US",
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            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

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