NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nikhil Krishna Murthy, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA

Nikhil Krishna Murthy, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1710371273, issued on Mar 23, 2015. Check the license (California 179474, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710371273
Name
Nikhil Krishna Murthy
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
179474 CA
30543 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(800) 926-8273
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2022
Fax
(888) 539-8781
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220723000296); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 W Arbor Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alison A'Court, MDAnesthesiology Physician1912218199
  2. Benjamin Abbadessa, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1255593612
  3. Geraldine Abcede, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982384046
  4. Joseph Abdelmalek, M.DNephrology Physician1740485531
  5. Kristy AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962113035
  6. Paula Abeleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558945022

Verify Nikhil Krishna Murthy in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $6,084.84

45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Clariance, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nikhil Murthy$6,085
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nikhil Krishna Murthy among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California

Nikhil Krishna Murthy, MD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Barba, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031093730251
  2. Thomas Beaumont, M.D., PH.D.San Diego, CA 921031497067573
  3. Sharona Ben-Haim, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031942469663
  4. Joseph Ciacci, MDSan Diego, CA 921031992725675
  5. Dustin Hatefi, M.D., M.P.H.San Diego, CA 921031790072106
  6. Alexander Khalessi, M.D., MSSan Diego, CA 921031073786661
  7. David Levy, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031912189275
  8. Lawrence Marshall, MDSan Diego, CA 921031750306171

Common questions

What is Nikhil Krishna Murthy, MD's NPI number?

Nikhil Krishna Murthy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710371273, issued on Mar 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nikhil Krishna Murthy, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nikhil Krishna Murthy, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 179474, 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.

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.

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