NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vijai Joseph Daniel, M.D, MPH

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Fresno, CA

Vijai Joseph Daniel, M.D, MPH is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1043473986, issued on Jul 9, 2008. Check the license (California C55861, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043473986
Name
Vijai Joseph Daniel
Credential
M.D, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
C55861 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1660 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
Phone
(559) 431-9753
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 26, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130723000487); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1660 E Herndon Ave

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

  1. Kuldeep Gill, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1184623969
  2. Howard Glidden, PH.D.Clinical Neuropsychologist1952347452
  3. Kurt Miller, M.D.Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician1508894379

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  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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60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

2,274 Medicare Part D claims for 436 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.

  1. Vijai Daniel2,274
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta372 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa330 claims
  3. Breo Ellipta132 claims
  4. Breztri Aerosphere121 claims
  5. Prednisone105 claims
  6. Montelukast Sodium102 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): 65.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score22.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $94,526.84

150 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vijai Daniel$94,527
  2. Specialty average$5,160

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. American Specialty Physicians Group IncColusa, CA
  2. Central Valley Critical Care Medicine - A Professional CorporatHanford, CA

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

Vijai Joseph Daniel among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Vijai Joseph Daniel, M.D, MPH 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
  • Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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. John Gasman, MDFresno, CA 937201316025133
  2. Kuldeep Gill, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201184623969
  3. Chitra Kandaswamy, M.D.,M.P.H.Fresno, CA 937201225146293
  4. Sasan Sazgar, MDFresno, CA 937201770896722
  5. Thomas Cole, M.D.Fresno, CA 937221073705919
  6. Martin Barman, M.D.Fresno, CA 937111689730640
  7. Eyad Almasri, M.D.Fresno, CA 937101992840490
  8. Lovrdu Pyreddy, M.DFresno, CA 937101952334583

Common questions

What is Vijai Joseph Daniel, M.D, MPH's NPI number?

Vijai Joseph Daniel, M.D, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043473986, issued on Jul 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vijai Joseph Daniel, M.D, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1660 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 431-9753. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vijai Joseph Daniel, M.D, MPH's license?

NPPES lists California license number C55861, 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 Vijai Joseph Daniel, M.D, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vijai Joseph Daniel, M.D, MPH had 2,274 Medicare Part D claims for 436 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vijai Joseph Daniel, M.D, MPH's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 65.4 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.

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