Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · New Haven, CT
Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in New Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1558707844, issued on May 14, 2013. Check the license (Connecticut 62517, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nikhil Victor Sikand
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- 62517 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 789 Howard Ave, New Haven, CT 06519
- Phone
- (203) 785-7960
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190620002301); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nikhil Victor Sikand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 62517Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
647 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide70 claims
- Entresto60 claims
- Farxiga58 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate57 claims
- Spironolactone57 claims
- Losartan Potassium42 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): 73.6 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: $3,317.50
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nikhil Victor Sikand among 15 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Connecticut
Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD is one of 15 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 100% 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 40% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 40% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 100% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2013 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 7% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 15 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Connecticut.
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The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Chen, M.D.New Haven, CT 065201861649766
- Katherine Clark, M.D., M.B.A.New Haven, CT 065101417343906
- Mark Jacobs, M.D.New Haven, CT 065101821445735
- Christopher Maulion, M.D.New Haven, CT 065101558622340
- Zachary Port, MDNew Haven, CT 065101689068645
- Marc Samsky, M.D.New Haven, CT 065101073856951
- Michael Sobieraj, MDNew Haven, CT 065101316441827
- Jennifer Bell, MDHartford, CT 061061285054171
Common questions
What is Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD's NPI number?
Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558707844, issued on May 14, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 789 Howard Ave, New Haven, CT, 06519. Phone: (203) 785-7960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 62517, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD had 647 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.