Airell Leighton Nygaard, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Sonora, CA
Airell Leighton Nygaard, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Sonora, California, and NPI 1417920760, issued on Feb 8, 2006. Check the license (California 00C37479, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Airell Leighton Nygaard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 00C37479 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 680 Guzzi LN, Sonora, CA 95370
- Phone
- (209) 588-1800
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 588-1700
- Medicaid ID
- 00C37479 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Airell Leighton Nygaard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 00C37479Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Airell Leighton Nygaard among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Airell Leighton Nygaard, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Sonora → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Keren Akakpo, PA-CSonora, CA 953701639627938
- Charles Black, D.O.Sonora, CA 953701790988087
- James Boyd, MDSonora, CA 953701407903636
- John Nelligan, MDSonora, CA 953701952491151
- Frank De Mayo, M.D.Tracy, CA 953761861474520
- Kuldeep Sidhu, M.D.Tracy, CA 953761952383614
- Christopher Walthour, MDTracy, CA 953761811976640
- Scott Colquhoun, MDTurlock, CA 953821144200692
Common questions
What is Airell Leighton Nygaard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Airell Leighton Nygaard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417920760, issued on Feb 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Airell Leighton Nygaard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 680 Guzzi LN, Sonora, CA, 95370. Phone: (209) 588-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Airell Leighton Nygaard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 00C37479, 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 Airell Leighton Nygaard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Airell Leighton Nygaard, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.