Kanwal K. Nischal, FRCOPHTH
Ophthalmology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Kanwal K. Nischal, FRCOPHTH is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1013284835, issued on Nov 22, 2011. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD443662, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kanwal K. Nischal
- Credential
- FRCOPHTH
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD443662 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
- Phone
- (412) 692-8940
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kanwal K. Nischal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD443662Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin12 claims
- Cyclosporine11 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): 77.5 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: $1,832.72
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Krystal Biotech Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Kanwal K. Nischal among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Kanwal K. Nischal, FRCOPHTH is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2011, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania 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 Kanwal K. Nischal, FRCOPHTH's NPI number?
Kanwal K. Nischal, FRCOPHTH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013284835, issued on Nov 22, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kanwal K. Nischal, FRCOPHTH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 692-8940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kanwal K. Nischal, FRCOPHTH's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD443662, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kanwal K. Nischal, FRCOPHTH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kanwal K. Nischal, FRCOPHTH had 36 Medicare Part D claims; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kanwal K. Nischal, FRCOPHTH's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.