Nikhil Ghatnekar, DO, MBA
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Riverside, CA
Nikhil Ghatnekar, DO, MBA is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1194170290, issued on Apr 27, 2016. Check the license (California 20A15803, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nikhil Ghatnekar
- Credential
- DO, MBA
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 20A15803 CA
58.00745 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7117 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA 92506
- Phone
- (951) 782-3644
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2025
- Fax
- (951) 784-3267
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231110000577); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Touro Un College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nikhil Ghatnekar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A15803Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
3,852 Medicare Part D claims for 531 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate435 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium363 claims
- Eliquis341 claims
- Spironolactone278 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate270 claims
- Clopidogrel198 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,201.25
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Riverside Medical Clinic IncRiverside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nikhil Ghatnekar among 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California
Nikhil Ghatnekar, DO, MBA is one of 632 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2001 among the 526 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RI0011X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California.
All 632 in California → Every provider in Riverside → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmad Alturjuman, M.D., F.A.C.C.Riverside, CA 925061114980703
- Syed Bokhari, M. D.Riverside, CA 925061619918943
- Syed Iftikhar, M.D.Riverside, CA 925061730542515
- Niraj ParekhRiverside, CA 925061043416498
- Kaustubh Patankar, M.D.Riverside, CA 925061083635593
- Suman Rao, MDRiverside, CA 925061386107001
- Javad SavojRiverside, CA 925061740642594
- Don Tait, DORiverside, CA 925061902344237
Common questions
What is Nikhil Ghatnekar, DO, MBA's NPI number?
Nikhil Ghatnekar, DO, MBA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194170290, issued on Apr 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nikhil Ghatnekar, DO, MBA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7117 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA, 92506. Phone: (951) 782-3644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nikhil Ghatnekar, DO, MBA's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A15803, 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 Nikhil Ghatnekar, DO, MBA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nikhil Ghatnekar, DO, MBA had 3,852 Medicare Part D claims for 531 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.