Abdul W. Nuristani, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Sacramento, CA
Abdul W. Nuristani, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1245467273, issued on Jun 17, 2009. Check the license (California A121191, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Abdul W. Nuristani
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- A121191 CA
A 121191 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2288 Auburn Blvd Ste 105, Sacramento, CA 95821
- Phone
- (916) 500-4706
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 200-4999
- Medicaid ID
- 1194242313 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121121000071); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health & Sciences Univ School Of Dentistry, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Abdul W. Nuristani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A121191Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,694 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate185 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium171 claims
- Losartan Potassium141 claims
- Farxiga132 claims
- Furosemide116 claims
- Lisinopril116 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $825.93
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Abdul W. Nuristani among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Abdul W. Nuristani, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Sacramento → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vanessa Felix, MDSacramento, CA 958201659382323
- Kai-Ting Hu, MDSacramento, CA 958231831203900
- Ushir Patel, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958231285936757
- Vijay Rathore, MDSacramento, CA 958231922186667
- Tariq Shaheed, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958231467802546
- Michael Sim, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958231811972771
- Nick Youssefi, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958231518259415
- Syed Ali, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958251376799858
Common questions
What is Abdul W. Nuristani, M.D.'s NPI number?
Abdul W. Nuristani, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245467273, issued on Jun 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Abdul W. Nuristani, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2288 Auburn Blvd Ste 105, Sacramento, CA, 95821. Phone: (916) 500-4706. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Abdul W. Nuristani, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A121191, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Abdul W. Nuristani, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Abdul W. Nuristani, M.D. had 2,694 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.