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Nicholas Heller Lake, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician in Portsmouth, VA · enumerated 2015.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1669851416

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Nicholas Heller Lake

Credential M.D.

Sex Male

Practice address 620 John Paul Jones Cir, Portsmouth, VA, 23708

Phone (858) 525-2842

Enumeration date May 27, 2015

Last updated in NPPES Aug 23, 2022

Taxonomy & licenses

171000000X Military Health Care Provider Other Service Providers Secondary

207X00000X Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 2020-02932 (NC) Secondary

207XS0106X Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 29393 (NE) Primary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
0397730007	Other	NC	NSC#

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2022-08-23.