2026 NPPES data Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician NPI 1518191949 MD
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Nevin Arora, MD

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician in Vista, California.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 389 in Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
76
Medicare Part D claims · 13 beneficiaries · Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician avg: 981
Generic prescribing
86%
generic claims · 14% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
81.9/100
▼ 2 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$504.04
13 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

Nevin Arora, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.9/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 76 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

81.9/100
MIPS score · -2 vs avg
76
Part D claims, 2024
86%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Nevin Arora, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1518191949), first enumerated 05/13/2009.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 76 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.9/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $504.04 in reported industry payments (13 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Nevin Arora, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: MBC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1518191949 · Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-INLINE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1518191949
  • ENUM-MID 2009
  • TAX-TRACE 389
  • MIPS-INLINE 81.9/100
  • RX-TRACE 76
  • BOOK-THIN 44 in California
  • PHOTO-FINISH Shana Vifian Ray, M.D. · ±0.5

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Nevin Arora, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

82 ≥ 32nd percentile 32% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Nevin Arora, MD sits

This provider among sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician peers

Across the 115 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Nevin Arora, MD writes more Part D claims than 11% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 35% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, 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specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Nevin Arora, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 11 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Nevin Arora, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Nevin Arora, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Nevin Arora, MD?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/13/2009

NPI 1518191949

Primary specialty

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician

Rare

389 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

76 92% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 981

MIPS final score

81.9/100 1.6 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.9%Marriage & Family Therapist5.4%Student in an Organized Heal…5.1%Mental Health Counselor3.7%Pharmacist3.4%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry &…0%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Nevin Arora, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
81.9/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%81.9%
MIPS final score (Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician) - 81.9/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

450 S MELROSE DR
Vista, CA 92081

Provider Details

NPI 1518191949
Specialty Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/13/2009

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

81.8995
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
56.6437
Quality
84.2501
Cost
90
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Nevin Arora, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Lucidity Sleep And Psychiatry
Vista, CA
Pacific Sleep Disorders Center A California General Partnership
Stockton, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Nevin Arora, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$504

Largest payer

Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Nevin Arora, MD. To verify Nevin Arora, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Nevin Arora, MD - brand share 14.0%
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician average

14% brand-name claims vs 86% generic, on 76 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

76
Total Claims
$5K
Total Drug Cost
13
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
82
Total Day Supply
2,381
Brand vs Generic
14% brand / 86% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$5K
Generic Drug Cost
$689
Opioid Claims
13 (17.1% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
66.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.31

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Nevin Arora, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Oxycodone Hcl
13
Clonazepam
12
Belsomra
Suvorexant
11
Mirtazapine
11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Overview

How Nevin Arora, MD fits within the Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician landscape nationally.

389
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Providers in US
47
States with Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
981
Avg Claims per Provider

Nevin Arora, MD's 76 claims are below the specialty average of 981.

Nationwide Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Arora, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (81.9 here).

Same NPPES enumeration year (2009)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Nearby Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Arora.

One of 44 Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.

Compare Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Nevin Arora, MD's specialty?
Nevin Arora, MD specializes in Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician and practices in Vista, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does Nevin Arora, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nevin Arora, MD wrote 76 Medicare Part D claims totaling $5K in drug costs for 13 beneficiaries.
What is Nevin Arora, MD's Medicare quality score?
Nevin Arora, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.9/100 (Quality: 56.6, Cost: 84.3). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Nevin Arora, MD located?
Nevin Arora, MD is located at 450 S MELROSE DR, Vista, CA, 92081. Phone: (760) 650-2290.
What is Nevin Arora, MD's NPI number?
Nevin Arora, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518191949, issued on 05/13/2009.
Does Nevin Arora, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Nevin Arora, MD's prescribing is 14% brand-name and 86% generic drugs by claim count, with $5K in brand drug costs.
Does Nevin Arora, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, Nevin Arora, MD had 13 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 17.1%.
How many Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 389 Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers across 47 states in the US. The average Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician provider writes 981 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Nevin Arora, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nevin Arora, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone Hcl, Clonazepam, Belsomra. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Nevin Arora, MD accept Medicare?
Nevin Arora, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 76 Part D claims and 13 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Nevin Arora, MD's credentials?
Nevin Arora, MD's NPI is 1518191949 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

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