NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nirmal Vijayavel

Hospitalist Physician · San Francisco, CA

Nirmal Vijayavel is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1265061261, issued on Apr 2, 2020. Check the license (California A186538, 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
1265061261
Name
Nirmal Vijayavel
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A186538 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(415) 476-7931
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2023
Fax
(415) 476-4818
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 505 Parnassus Ave

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  2. Kathryn Aaronson, RN, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1992030951
  3. Sharon AbadaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003492844
  4. Abul Abbas, MBBSAnatomic Pathology Physician1881652964
  5. Jesse Abelson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083843817
  6. Rhonald AbitonaAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1164993473

Verify Nirmal Vijayavel 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

28 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nirmal Vijayavel28
  2. Specialty average521

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.

Nirmal Vijayavel among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Nirmal Vijayavel is one of 3,099 hospitalist 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 2020, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 81% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Seth Blumberg, MD PHDSan Francisco, CA 941431255595443
  2. Robertino Garcia Cortes, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431770872590
  3. Robin Goldman, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA 941431033439906
  4. Win Han, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431619110384
  5. Ari HoffmanSan Francisco, CA 941431346566221
  6. Alison Kuchta, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431063704963
  7. Andrew Lai, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431861666281
  8. Khoa Lam, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431801114095

Common questions

What is Nirmal Vijayavel's NPI number?

Nirmal Vijayavel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265061261, issued on Apr 2, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nirmal Vijayavel located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-7931. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nirmal Vijayavel's license?

NPPES lists California license number A186538, 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 Nirmal Vijayavel prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nirmal Vijayavel had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.

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