Arvind S. Nirula, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Fountain Valley, CA
Arvind S. Nirula, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1437285095, issued on Feb 26, 2007. Check the license (California G83998, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arvind S. Nirula
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- G83998 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18111 Brookhurst St # 5100, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Phone
- (714) 546-2238
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 434-8145
- Medicaid ID
- YYY492984Y CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080201000417); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18111 Brookhurst St # 5100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Greenfield, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1649307000
Verify Arvind S. Nirula in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G83998Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,249 Medicare Part D claims for 645 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis482 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium323 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium319 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate260 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate212 claims
- Carvedilol190 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): 88.6 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: $2,593.28
92 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- California Heart AssociatesIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arvind S. Nirula among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Arvind S. Nirula, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bao Bui, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081801099593
- Simon Cheung, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081841370210
- Amanda Donohue, D.O.Fountain Valley, CA 927081750587143
- Sarah Elsayed, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081396049029
- Robert Greenfield, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081649307000
- Steven Le, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081780835801
- Sanjiv Patel, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081982801718
- Maria Rizza, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081689638280
Common questions
What is Arvind S. Nirula, M.D.'s NPI number?
Arvind S. Nirula, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437285095, issued on Feb 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arvind S. Nirula, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18111 Brookhurst St # 5100, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 546-2238. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arvind S. Nirula, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G83998, 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 Arvind S. Nirula, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arvind S. Nirula, M.D. had 4,249 Medicare Part D claims for 645 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arvind S. Nirula, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.6 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.