Doctor Profile

Primary Care · Family Practice

Nicholas J. Orow

MD · Family Practice
712 S TRUMBULL ST
Bay City, MI 48708
✓ Accepts Medicare 🎓 16 Years Practicing
1.7K
Medicare Patients / yr
36
Procedures Billed
16
Years Practicing
1
Hospital Affiliations
Data Source: Identity from NPPES (2026). Procedure & patient volume from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data (2023). Hospital affiliations from CMS Physician Compare. We display publicly reported data — no personal information required to view any of it.
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Medicare Plans That Cover Dr. Orow

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We're pulling plan acceptance data directly from insurance carrier provider directories. Until that feed is live for Michigan, the fastest way to find a Medicare plan that covers Dr. Orow is to compare every Medicare Advantage and Part D plan available near 48708, MI — the Family Practice's office can quickly confirm which of the top local plans they accept.

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What Dr. Orow Does

Dr. Orow served 1,685 Medicare patients across 3,693 services in the latest CMS reporting year. That's 311% above the average Family Practice in Michigan (410 patients across 2,561 doctors).

ProcedureServicesMedicare Patients
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (99214)557167
Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers (80307)548116
Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg (J1885)28039
Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes (G0447)27389
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (96372)21266

How to read this: "Services" are the total times Dr. Orow billed Medicare for each procedure in the latest reporting year. "Patients" counts unique Medicare beneficiaries. Procedures are shown in plain English; the underlying HCPCS codes are available on request.

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Orow is affiliated with 1 hospital in the CMS Physician Compare database. Hospital network status depends on your Medicare Advantage plan — always verify before enrolling.

Mclaren Bay Region

Bay City, MI
★★☆☆☆ 2/5 CMS Rating

Practice Location & Telehealth Readiness

Dr. Orow practices at the address below. If you're evaluating Medicare coverage, location matters for in-network access and — when Dr. Orow offers telehealth — broadband availability at your home matters for virtual visits.

Address: 712 S TRUMBULL ST, Bay City, MI 48708
Phone: (989) 893-4351

Area Safety Grade

C-

Block-level crime analysis from CrimeGrade.org.

Practice Accessibility

27 min

Average commute time in this zip · 88% of residents drive to work. Practical context for patients deciding whether to make the trip. See the full neighborhood profile at BestNeighborhood.org.

Telehealth Readiness

1.7038

Households with fiber broadband — important for reliable virtual visits. Check your address at ISPReports.org.

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Other Primary Care Doctors near 48708, MI

If Dr. Orow isn't accepting new patients or isn't in your plan's network, these are the closest primary care doctors near 48708, MI:

DoctorSpecialtyMedicare Patients / yrDistance
Sayyid S. RazaInternal Medicine1.5K<1 mi
Tricia M. HumerickhousePhysician Assistant517<1 mi
Tori L. VanasscheNurse Practitioner202<1 mi
Tazeen AhmedInternal Medicine2.7K<1 mi
Laura KrenzNurse Practitioner291<1 mi
Shelbi S. RamonNurse Practitioner231<1 mi

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How to Use This Information

Choosing a Medicare plan that covers Dr. Orow takes three steps:

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Nicholas J. Orow: Common Questions

Does Dr. Orow accept Medicare?
Yes. Dr. Orow is enrolled with Medicare and listed in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS). Whether a specific Medicare Advantage plan covers Dr. Orow depends on that plan's provider network. Compare Medicare plans near 48708, MI →
Where is Dr. Orow's office?
Dr. Orow practices at 712 S TRUMBULL ST, Bay City, MI 48708. Phone: (989) 893-4351.
What Medicare plans does Dr. Orow accept?
Original Medicare (Parts A & B) is accepted. Medicare Advantage plan acceptance varies by carrier and plan year. Call the office at (989) 893-4351 to confirm your specific plan is accepted, or compare all Medicare plans near 48708, MI to see available options.
Does Dr. Orow offer telehealth visits?
CMS does not currently list Dr. Orow as offering telehealth. Call the office at (989) 893-4351 to confirm whether virtual visits are available.
How experienced is Dr. Orow?
Dr. Orow graduated in 2010 and has been practicing for approximately 16 years. In the latest CMS reporting year, Dr. Orow treated 1,685 Medicare patients across 36 distinct procedure types.
How do I know if Dr. Orow is in-network for my Medicare plan?
Network status varies by plan. The best verification steps: (1) check your plan's provider directory at the carrier's website, (2) call the office at (989) 893-4351 and ask which plans they currently accept, and (3) call the number on the back of your Medicare card. Print our doctor questions checklist →

About the Reviewer

Wes Ward

Wes Ward

Founder & Data Lead

Wes Ward reviews all doctor profiles and methodology for data accuracy. Every Medicare provider page on this site — including the utilization statistics, hospital affiliations, and geocoded practice address — goes through his data-validation pipeline before publication. We display only publicly available CMS data; you never need to enter personal information to see any of it.

With 25+ years in data analytics — including work with highly regulated genomic data at Ancestry.com — Wes brings enterprise-level rigor to healthcare transparency. He is also a co-founder of BestNeighborhood.org (neighborhood data), CrimeGrade.org (block-level safety analytics), and ISPReports.org (broadband availability for telehealth). Those sister sites power the location and telehealth-readiness context on this page.

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Data sources: CMS NPPES (2026), CMS Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data (2023), CMS Physician Compare, CrimeGrade.org, BestNeighborhood.org, ISPReports.org. This page is for informational purposes only. Always verify coverage directly with the plan and practice. Read our full methodology → • Privacy policy

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