NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nisha H. Gidwani, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · San Francisco, CA

Nisha H. Gidwani, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1538336482, issued on May 9, 2008. Check the license (California A106996, 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
1538336482
Name
Nisha H. Gidwani
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
A106996 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2330 Post St Ste 420, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone
(415) 885-7755
Enumerated
May 9, 2008
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2026
Fax
(415) 885-3852
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100706000791); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2007
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2330 Post St Ste 420

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Robert Grant, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1508891748
  2. Naomi HanFamily Nurse Practitioner1083172068
  3. Monique Patel, MDSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1770088213

Verify Nisha H. Gidwani 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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

297 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.

  1. Nisha Gidwani297
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Montelukast Sodium43 claims
  2. Anoro Ellipta27 claims
  3. Spiriva Respimat26 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa24 claims
  5. Stiolto Respimat22 claims
  6. Azithromycin15 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.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA
  2. Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesBerkeley, CA
  3. University Anesthesia Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nisha H. Gidwani among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Nisha H. Gidwani, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 60% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Addison, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151154494599
  2. Christopher Brown, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151104900901
  3. Tze-Ming Chen, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151215092705
  4. David Claman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151487605465
  5. Ryan Dougherty, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151942317409
  6. Allison Friedenberg, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151740471044
  7. Robert Grant, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151508891748
  8. Gerald Levine, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151578686119

Common questions

What is Nisha H. Gidwani, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nisha H. Gidwani, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538336482, issued on May 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nisha H. Gidwani, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2330 Post St Ste 420, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 885-7755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nisha H. Gidwani, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A106996, 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 Nisha H. Gidwani, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nisha H. Gidwani, M.D. had 297 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.