Arash J. Nikamal, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Sherman Oaks, CA
Arash J. Nikamal, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sherman Oaks, California, and NPI 1427393784, issued on Nov 27, 2012. Check the license (California 20A12561, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arash J. Nikamal
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A12561 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5000 Van Nuys Blvd Ste 201, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
- Phone
- (818) 572-1490
- Enumerated
- Nov 27, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2022
- Fax
- (818) 572-1491
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170601002770); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5000 Van Nuys Blvd Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Arash J. Nikamal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A12561Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,107 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium332 claims
- Eliquis279 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate249 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl145 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium142 claims
- Lisinopril118 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $65.78
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Behzad Soufer DO ApcSherman Oaks, CA
- Comprehensive Hospitalist And Ambulatory Physicians-HospitalistsSherman Oaks, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arash J. Nikamal among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Arash J. Nikamal, D.O. is one of 17,133 family medicine 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 2012, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sherman Oaks
They are 28 of the 2,691 NPPES records with a practice address in Sherman Oaks, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Arash J. Nikamal, D.O.'s NPI number?
Arash J. Nikamal, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427393784, issued on Nov 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arash J. Nikamal, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 Van Nuys Blvd Ste 201, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403. Phone: (818) 572-1490. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arash J. Nikamal, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A12561, 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 Arash J. Nikamal, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arash J. Nikamal, D.O. had 5,107 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arash J. Nikamal, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.