Nirmala Murugavel, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Michigan City, IN
Nirmala Murugavel, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Michigan City, Indiana, and NPI 1558363887, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01041303A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nirmala Murugavel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 01041303A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3500 Franciscan Way, Michigan City, IN 46360
- Phone
- (219) 852-1524
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2025
- Fax
- (219) 933-2288
- Medicaid ID
- 100373190 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070924000248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3500 Franciscan Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Krista AdairFamily Nurse Practitioner1376232603
- Taylor Adrian, NPHospitalist Physician1811652431
- Katherine Afton, DPTPhysical Therapist1497303630
- Jennifer Ahlenius, RNRegistered Nurse1477351336
- Umair AhmedHospitalist Physician1134579402
- Gabrielle BecerraRegistered Nurse1467375915
Verify Nirmala Murugavel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01041303ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
2,414 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium120 claims
- Furosemide117 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium91 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium86 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate83 claims
- Gabapentin68 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: $394.23
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Franciscan Physician NetworkMichigan City, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nirmala Murugavel among 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana
Nirmala Murugavel, M.D. is one of 453 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2008 among the 379 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 31% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Michigan City
They are 15 of the 596 NPPES records with a practice address in Michigan City, and 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Taylor Adrian, NPMichigan City, IN 463601811652431
- Umair AhmedMichigan City, IN 463601134579402
- Vamshi Bende, M.DMichigan City, IN 463601497905202
- Anil Chawla, MDMichigan City, IN 463601922066760
- Alex Htun, MDMichigan City, IN 463601326546201
- Abbi Kroll, NPMichigan City, IN 463601992314504
- Hosn Maatouk, M.D.Michigan City, IN 463601497725048
- Sanjay Raikar, MDMichigan City, IN 463601780990283
Common questions
What is Nirmala Murugavel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nirmala Murugavel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558363887, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nirmala Murugavel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3500 Franciscan Way, Michigan City, IN, 46360. Phone: (219) 852-1524. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nirmala Murugavel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01041303A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nirmala Murugavel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nirmala Murugavel, M.D. had 2,414 Medicare Part D claims for 311 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.
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.