Catalin Nicola, M.D., PH.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Valencia, CA
Catalin Nicola, M.D., PH.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Valencia, California, and NPI 1558519470, issued on Sep 4, 2008. Check the license (California A111278, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catalin Nicola
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A111278 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23838 Valencia Blvd Ste 304, Valencia, CA 91355
- Phone
- (661) 430-9030
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (661) 430-9020
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170622001191); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 23838 Valencia Blvd Ste 304
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Catalin Nicola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A111278Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.7 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: $439.56
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mylan Specialty L.P. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 3 group practices
- Jaspreet Somal M.D., A.p.c.San Diego, CA
- Saint Agnes Medical FoundationFresno, CA
- Vista Critical Care Associates IncGlendale, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catalin Nicola among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Catalin Nicola, M.D., PH.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 60% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anna Fretz, MDValencia, CA 913551740742394
- Jennifer Genova, MDValencia, CA 913551588084586
- Roxana Hixson, MDValencia, CA 913551215274667
- Andrew Karlin, MDValencia, CA 913551598783177
- Wisam Naji, MDValencia, CA 913551407119738
- Mostafa Tabassomi, MDValencia, CA 913551003042342
- Stella Cohen, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561225314818
- Shahryar Eshaghian, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561174854822
Common questions
What is Catalin Nicola, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Catalin Nicola, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558519470, issued on Sep 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catalin Nicola, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23838 Valencia Blvd Ste 304, Valencia, CA, 91355. Phone: (661) 430-9030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catalin Nicola, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A111278, 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.
What is Catalin Nicola, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 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.