David Niknia, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Physician Assistant · Los Angeles, CA
David Niknia, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a physician assistant with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1285816868, issued on Dec 5, 2007. Check the license (California PA14826, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Niknia
- Credential
- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA14826 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12212 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066
- Phone
- (310) 391-5241
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12212 W Washington Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David Niknia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA14826Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,315 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrochlorothiazide64 claims
- Gabapentin45 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl41 claims
- Naproxen40 claims
- Montelukast Sodium39 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium37 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 3.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $249.75
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
David Niknia among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
David Niknia, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is David Niknia, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's NPI number?
David Niknia, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285816868, issued on Dec 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Niknia, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12212 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90066. Phone: (310) 391-5241. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Niknia, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA14826, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Niknia, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Niknia, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT had 1,315 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Niknia, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 3.7 of 100. 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.