Nirmala Gopalan, MD
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · San Jose, CA
Nirmala Gopalan, MD is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1073627014, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (California A86051, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nirmala Gopalan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
- License number
- A86051 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Moorpark Ave, San Jose, CA 95128
- Phone
- (408) 885-4622
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 00A860510 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040616000815); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2400 Moorpark Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Senait AbrahaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1609152156
- Lalitha AcharyaMental Health Counselor1891928149
- Jamal AdamCase Manager/Care Coordinator1285910836
- Y Klong Adrong, MHCMental Health Counselor1871633180
- Sheilah Altomare, M.S., R.D.Registered Dietitian1740512912
- Evanthia Antonakopoulou, RN, PHN, NPRegistered Nurse1073945903
Verify Nirmala Gopalan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A86051Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
4,415 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate364 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium339 claims
- Losartan Potassium187 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium181 claims
- Furosemide120 claims
- Gabapentin119 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): 80.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nirmala Gopalan among 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Nirmala Gopalan, MD is one of 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1999 among the 271 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
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The 8 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Kelsey, MDSan Jose, CA 951281528022530
- Pamela Ann Sebastian, MBBSSan Jose, CA 951281922311505
- Gary Steinke, MDSan Jose, CA 951281629161161
- Haresh Ruparel, M.D.San Jose, CA 951291124071477
- Chien-Wai Chiu, MDSan Jose, CA 951311013544931
- Dushyant Patel, MDSan Jose, CA 951161073595278
- Robert Keet, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651639272750
- Lawrence Rosenbaum, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651467555474
Common questions
What is Nirmala Gopalan, MD's NPI number?
Nirmala Gopalan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073627014, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nirmala Gopalan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Moorpark Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128. Phone: (408) 885-4622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nirmala Gopalan, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A86051, 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 Nirmala Gopalan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nirmala Gopalan, MD had 4,415 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nirmala Gopalan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 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.