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. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
92
Medicare Part D claims · 18 beneficiaries · Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
84%
generic claims · 16% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
81.8995/100
▼ 1 pts below national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$504.04
13 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data reveals: NEVIN ARORA, MD is a Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician ([object Object]) practicing in VISTA, California with a Medicare Part D prescribing footprint of 92 claims across 18 beneficiaries — 16% brand-name prescribing . Their CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.8995/100 (national average: 83.1) reflects performance across Quality, Cost, Interoperability, and Improvement Activities . Industry payments of $504.04 across 13 transactions are disclosed under CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act).

What stands out: NEVIN ARORA, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.8995 out of 100, below the 83.1 national average, and filed 92 Medicare Part D claims in 2023. Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records, with no proprietary rating applied.

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).

NEVIN ARORA, MD at a glance

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/13/2009

NPI 1518191949

Primary specialty

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician

Rare

371 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

92 91% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,005

MIPS final score

81.8995/100 1.200499999999991% pts

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

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

California providers

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician share within California

1. Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician share within California

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
81.8995/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician) — 81.8995/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%81.9%
MIPS final score (Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician) — 81.8995/100 vs national avg 83.1

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).

NEVIN ARORA, MD is a Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician provider practicing in VISTA, California, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: MD. NPI: 1518191949. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.

NEVIN ARORA, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 450 S MELROSE DR, VISTA, CA, 92081, with a listed phone of (760) 650-2290. NPI 1518191949 was issued on 05/13/2009. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what ARORA most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 92 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 18 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $53K in drug spend, split 16% brand-name and 84% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 13.0%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 81.8995/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 56.6437, Cost 84.2501), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 371 enrolled providers across 45 states and an average of 1,005 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

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
Avg: 83.1
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 16.0%
Specialty average (est.)

16% brand-name claims vs 84% generic, on 92 2023 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 2023.

92
Total Claims
$53K
Total Drug Cost
18
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
109
Total Day Supply
3,227
Brand vs Generic
16% brand / 84% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$51K
Generic Drug Cost
$1K
Opioid Claims
12 (13.0% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
69.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.12

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Clonazepam
14
Belsomra
Suvorexant
12
Gabapentin
12
Oxycodone Hcl
12

* 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.

371
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Providers in US
45
States with Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
1,005
Avg Claims per Provider

NEVIN ARORA, MD's 92 claims are below the specialty average of 1,005.

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.

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 2023, NEVIN ARORA, MD wrote 92 Medicare Part D claims totaling $53K in drug costs for 18 beneficiaries.
What is NEVIN ARORA, MD's Medicare quality score?
NEVIN ARORA, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.8995/100 (Quality: 56.6437, Cost: 84.2501). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. 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 16% brand-name and 84% generic drugs by claim count, with $51K in brand drug costs.
Does NEVIN ARORA, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, NEVIN ARORA, MD had 12 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 13.0%.
How many Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 371 Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers across 45 states in the US. The average Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician provider writes 1,005 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does NEVIN ARORA, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, NEVIN ARORA, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Clonazepam, Belsomra, Gabapentin. 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 92 Part D claims and 18 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. 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

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 (2023). 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 April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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