Vivek Christopher Nazareth, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Poway, CA
Vivek Christopher Nazareth, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Poway, California, and NPI 1386610533, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (California A49648, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vivek Christopher Nazareth
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A49648 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15611 Pomerado RD, Poway, CA 92064
- Phone
- (858) 675-3100
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071121000580); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vivek Christopher Nazareth in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A49648Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
173 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin20 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): 73.6 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 one group practice
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vivek Christopher Nazareth among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Vivek Christopher Nazareth, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Poway
They are 15 of the 1,306 NPPES records with a practice address in Poway, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Vivek Christopher Nazareth, MD's NPI number?
Vivek Christopher Nazareth, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386610533, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vivek Christopher Nazareth, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15611 Pomerado RD, Poway, CA, 92064. Phone: (858) 675-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vivek Christopher Nazareth, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A49648, 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 Vivek Christopher Nazareth, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vivek Christopher Nazareth, MD had 173 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vivek Christopher Nazareth, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.