Nirmala Pichika, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Plainsboro, NJ
Nirmala Pichika, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Plainsboro, New Jersey, and NPI 1811056088, issued on Dec 6, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA07999500, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nirmala Pichika
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 25MA07999500 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Plainsboro RD, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
- Phone
- (609) 853-6049
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2023
- Fax
- (609) 853-7221
- Medicaid ID
- 0122432 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070430000012); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nirmala Pichika in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA07999500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
166 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis12 claims
- Furosemide11 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): 100 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 2 group practices
- Clinical Health Care Associates OF New Jersey PCPlainsboro, NJ
- Virtua Medical Group, PAMount Holly, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nirmala Pichika among 644 hospitalist physician records in New Jersey
Nirmala Pichika, M.D. is one of 644 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 91% 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 under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2013 among the 565 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 36% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in New Jersey
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- Narine Misakyan, MDTrenton, NJ 086291548831266
Common questions
What is Nirmala Pichika, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nirmala Pichika, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811056088, issued on Dec 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nirmala Pichika, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Plainsboro RD, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Phone: (609) 853-6049. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nirmala Pichika, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA07999500, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nirmala Pichika, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nirmala Pichika, M.D. had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nirmala Pichika, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.