Lama Nazzal, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · New York, NY
Lama Nazzal, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1295983880, issued on Sep 8, 2008. Check the license (New York 274849, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lama Nazzal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 274849 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 E 41St St, New York, NY 10017
- Phone
- (646) 825-6300
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2023
- Fax
- (646) 825-6399
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180126000701); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lama Nazzal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 274849Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
242 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Potassium Citrate Er26 claims
- Calcitriol24 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Losartan Potassium20 claims
- Nifedipine Er17 claims
- Lokelma16 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): 84.5 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: $5,073.74
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Lama Nazzal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lama Nazzal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295983880, issued on Sep 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lama Nazzal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 E 41St St, New York, NY, 10017. Phone: (646) 825-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lama Nazzal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 274849, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lama Nazzal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lama Nazzal, M.D. had 242 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lama Nazzal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.