Nihal Essa Abdulla, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Los Alamitos, CA
Nihal Essa Abdulla, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Los Alamitos, California, and NPI 1750585345, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (California A120904, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nihal Essa Abdulla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License numbers
- A120904 CA
120904 CA
M9110 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3822 Katella Ave Ste 200, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
- Phone
- (562) 735-0602
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2025
- Fax
- (562) 725-4370
- Medicaid IDs
- 198942803 TX
A120904 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160316002312); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3822 Katella Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nihal Essa Abdulla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A120904Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
1,747 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamoxifen Citrate131 claims
- Prednisone116 claims
- Anastrozole110 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate81 claims
- Letrozole80 claims
- Ondansetron Odt75 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): 100 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: $9,911.15
275 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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
- Cancer And Blood Specialty ClinicLos Alamitos, CA
- Memorialcare Medical FoundationLong Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nihal Essa Abdulla among 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California
Nihal Essa Abdulla, MD is one of 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 1,124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in California
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The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mario Curti, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201033287537
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- Vu Phan, MDLos Alamitos, CA 907201831247667
- Raghu Nandan, M.DLakewood, CA 907121861463606
- Ersin Unal, MD, PHDLakewood, CA 907121578825824
- Lara Durna, MDHarbor City, CA 907101962579706
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- Tracy Kim, MDHarbor City, CA 907101497803340
Common questions
What is Nihal Essa Abdulla, MD's NPI number?
Nihal Essa Abdulla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750585345, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nihal Essa Abdulla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3822 Katella Ave Ste 200, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720. Phone: (562) 735-0602. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nihal Essa Abdulla, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A120904, 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 Nihal Essa Abdulla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nihal Essa Abdulla, MD had 1,747 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nihal Essa Abdulla, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.