Nick Sina Pakzad, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Nick Sina Pakzad, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1316280555, issued on Apr 5, 2013. Check the license (California A138152, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nick Sina Pakzad
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A138152 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2700 Ygnacio Valley RD Ste 100, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
- Phone
- (925) 939-3050
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2024
- Fax
- (925) 939-3057
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190812001268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2700 Ygnacio Valley RD Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- George Juan, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1619273364
- Matthew LyonsPulmonary Disease Physician1457714933
Verify Nick Sina Pakzad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A138152Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
690 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta125 claims
- Breo Ellipta93 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa78 claims
- Montelukast Sodium73 claims
- Anoro Ellipta69 claims
- Ofev39 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): 99.9 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: $26.02
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 2 group practices
- John Muir Physician NetworkBerkeley, CA
- Muir Pulmonary Critical CareWalnut Creek, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nick Sina Pakzad among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Nick Sina Pakzad, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
All 1,443 in California → Every provider in Walnut Creek → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elvio Ardilles, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981518905322
- Vala Berjis, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981023135761
- Ka Ling (karin) Cheung, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981881643831
- Anne Grzegorczyk, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981720434004
- George Juan, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981619273364
- Matthew LyonsWalnut Creek, CA 945981457714933
- Ming-Tyh Maa, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981073718722
- Frederick Nachtwey, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981710901822
Common questions
What is Nick Sina Pakzad, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nick Sina Pakzad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316280555, issued on Apr 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nick Sina Pakzad, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 Ygnacio Valley RD Ste 100, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 939-3050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nick Sina Pakzad, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A138152, 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 Nick Sina Pakzad, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nick Sina Pakzad, M.D. had 690 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nick Sina Pakzad, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.9 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.