NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vinod Trivedi, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Sacramento, CA

Vinod Trivedi, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1003001645, issued on Sep 6, 2007. Check the license (California GJ218Z, 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
1003001645
Name
Vinod Trivedi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
GJ218Z CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1508 Alhambra Blvd Ste 200, Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone
(916) 325-1040
Enumerated
Sep 6, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(916) 669-4100
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120821000136); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1508 Alhambra Blvd Ste 200

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

  1. Muhammad Afzal, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1689600553
  2. Imran Aurangzeb, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1831127570
  3. Alicia Belden, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609545458
  4. Nathaniel Defelice, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1366761496
  5. Richard Defelice, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1063458495
  6. Kapil Dhawan, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1558385997

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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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37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

942 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.

  1. Vinod Trivedi942
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy119 claims
  2. Rifampin78 claims
  3. Azithromycin74 claims
  4. Cephalexin71 claims
  5. Ethambutol Hcl68 claims
  6. Amoxicillin44 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score91.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%75.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $102.52

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vinod Trivedi$102.52
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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

  1. Pulmonary Medicine Associates Medical Group Inc.Sacramento, CA

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

Vinod Trivedi among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California

Vinod Trivedi, MD is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nahel Kapadia, MDSacramento, CA 958161861050494
  2. Brett Laurence, MDSacramento, CA 958161356506372
  3. Randy McCreery, MDSacramento, CA 958161528440971
  4. Natascha Tuznik, DOSacramento, CA 958161386842631
  5. Robert Zimmerman, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161619294352
  6. Stuart Cohen, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171043290455
  7. Neil Flynn, M.D., M.P.H., ABPMSacramento, CA 958171154301935
  8. Vera Go, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171225012750

Common questions

What is Vinod Trivedi, MD's NPI number?

Vinod Trivedi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003001645, issued on Sep 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vinod Trivedi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1508 Alhambra Blvd Ste 200, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 325-1040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vinod Trivedi, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number GJ218Z, 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 Vinod Trivedi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vinod Trivedi, MD had 942 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vinod Trivedi, MD'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.

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