Sherwin Nikamal
Podiatrist · Palmdale, CA
Sherwin Nikamal is a podiatrist with a practice address in Palmdale, California, and NPI 1346695053, issued on May 1, 2016. Check the license (California E5483, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sherwin Nikamal
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- E5483 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 650 Commerce Ave Ste D, Palmdale, CA 93551
- Phone
- (661) 585-2020
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191001002235); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- William M. Scholl College Of Podiatric Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sherwin Nikamal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E5483Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
300 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clotrimazole129 claims
- Ciclopirox46 claims
- Ammonium Lactate23 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium23 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $252.38
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 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
- Foot And Ankle Concepts IncOxnard, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sherwin Nikamal among 1,023 podiatrist records in California
Sherwin Nikamal is one of 1,023 podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1998 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,023 podiatrist records in California.
All 1,023 in California → Every provider in Palmdale → Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Victoria Lamb, DPMPalmdale, CA 935511992226898
- John Linder, DPMRidgecrest, CA 935551376529537
- Huy Nguyen, DPMRidgecrest, CA 935551326041823
- Gerard Boghossian, D.P.M.Lancaster, CA 935341942263322
- Andrew Katz, DPMLancaster, CA 935341780661900
- Vijay Mandyam, DPMLancaster, CA 935341174618672
- Andrew Hewchuck, D.P.M.Bishop, CA 935141003979931
- Ross Nishijima, DPMClovis, CA 936121255431896
Common questions
What is Sherwin Nikamal's NPI number?
Sherwin Nikamal's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346695053, issued on May 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sherwin Nikamal located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 650 Commerce Ave Ste D, Palmdale, CA, 93551. Phone: (661) 585-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sherwin Nikamal's license?
NPPES lists California license number E5483, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sherwin Nikamal prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sherwin Nikamal had 300 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sherwin Nikamal's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.