Ajay Nirula, MD
Rheumatology Physician · San Diego, CA
Ajay Nirula, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1538799309, issued on Jan 21, 2020. Check the license (California A69108, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ajay Nirula
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A69108 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5171 Meadows Del Mar, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (858) 436-4906
- Enumerated
- Jan 21, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ajay Nirula in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A69108Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $2,500.00
1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was Sanofi US Services Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Ajay Nirula among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Ajay Nirula, MD is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- 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 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
All 926 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harry Gruber, MDSan Diego, CA 921301659842532
- Manisha Kumar, D.O.San Diego, CA 921301164524088
- Megan Lynch, D.O.San Diego, CA 921301316213705
- Thomas Adamson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921311639187057
- Cheryl Wright, M.D.San Diego, CA 921271790896140
- Joseph Martin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341801862438
- Vladislav Tsaltskan, MDSan Diego, CA 921341083034896
- Jason Weiner, MDSan Diego, CA 921341164717740
Common questions
What is Ajay Nirula, MD's NPI number?
Ajay Nirula, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538799309, issued on Jan 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ajay Nirula, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5171 Meadows Del Mar, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 436-4906. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ajay Nirula, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A69108, 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.
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.