NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Nizar, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Howard Nizar, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1326124603, issued on Oct 28, 2006. Check the license (California G48600, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326124603
Name
Howard Nizar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G48600 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9500 Stockdale Hwy Ste 103, Bakersfield, CA 93311
Phone
(661) 324-6593
Enumerated
Oct 28, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 200-0145
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050620001005); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1980
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9500 Stockdale Hwy Ste 103

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Chris Fadeff, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1255400313

Verify Howard Nizar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

9,814 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 135 claims were for opioids.

  1. Howard Nizar9,814
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium759 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium503 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate502 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium448 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl276 claims
  6. Omeprazole229 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): 96.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $161.90

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Nizar$161.90
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Dignity Health Medical FoundationBakersfield, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Howard Nizar among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Howard Nizar, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

214 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 214 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alaleh Bazmi, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111417981267
  2. Xinbo Cheng, MDBakersfield, CA 933111922117936
  3. Sabitha Eppanapally, M.DBakersfield, CA 933111043449812
  4. Amolika Mangat, MDBakersfield, CA 933111184949737
  5. Geeteshwar Mangat, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111447575097
  6. Esmail Nadjmabadi, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111699705400
  7. Albert Peinado, MDBakersfield, CA 933111962590802
  8. Oscar Rico, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111013030402

Common questions

What is Howard Nizar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Howard Nizar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326124603, issued on Oct 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Nizar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9500 Stockdale Hwy Ste 103, Bakersfield, CA, 93311. Phone: (661) 324-6593. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Nizar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G48600, 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 Howard Nizar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard Nizar, M.D. had 9,814 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Howard Nizar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.

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