Nicole Renee Sydow, M.D.
NPI 1255598900ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Flagstaff, AZ
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (M.D.) in Flagstaff, Arizona, trained at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (class of 2007). 135 Medicare patients in 2024, $136,460 paid; nearly all of their 72 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $670.04 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1255598900 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 20, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 19, 2016 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | 46018 | AZ |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 57.012994 | OH |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (AZ) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 135 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 334 across 64 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $136,460 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 72 · 112 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 29 |
| Total drug cost | $806.58 |
| Generic share | 99% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Southern Illinois University School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2007 |
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
Medical group
- Phoenix Cardiac Surgery PCFlagstaff, AZ · 11 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff, AZ
- Kingman Regional Medical CenterKingman, AZ
- Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwood, AZ
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$670.04 · 16 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$407.17 · 14 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $261.04 | 8 |
| Artivion, Inc. | $113.32 | 1 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $95.04 | 1 |
| Abiomed | $58.10 | 1 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $41.19 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$670.04 · 16 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records