Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Nicholas Michael Hernandez

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · NPI 1679989396

Nicholas Michael Hernandez practises Orthopedic Surgery in Seattle, Washington. Qualified in 2019, 7 years ago. Practices with The Association of University Physicians, a 3,459-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Minnesota and Washington.

Years since qualifying
7
Licensed in
MN, WA
In the registry since
2014
Specialties on file
4
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Practice location Address checks out

1550 N 115th St
Seattle, WA 98133-8401
Phone: (206) 520-5000
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Specialties & licences

Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207XS0114X · Licence MD61286038 (WA)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence MD61286038 (WA)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 59423 (MN)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Taxonomy 390200000X

Record details

NPI number1679989396
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedJuly 2, 2014
Last updated in NPPESJune 7, 2022
Certification dateJune 7, 2022

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Also practisesPLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2019 (7 years in practice)
Group practice The Association Of University Physicians — 3459 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Hip replacement 42 times · 84th percentile
Knee replacement 42 times · 74th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients237
Services billed 424 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $375 2 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at The Association of University Physicians

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 3459 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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