Raminder Nirula, MD
NPI 1497707178ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Surgical Critical Care· Salt Lake City, UT
Surgery, Surgical Critical Care (MD) with University of Utah Adult Services and 1 other group, practicing in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $49,253 for 179 patients in 2024, with only 46 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $222.99 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists University of Utah Hospital and Clinics as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1497707178 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 17, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 9, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Surgical Critical Care Primary | 2086S0102X | 6634572-1205 | UT |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 6634572-1205 | UT |
| Surgery, Trauma Surgery | 2086S0127X | 45679 | WI |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster
Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TX); Practitioner - Critical Care (Intensivists) (UT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 179 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 406 across 52 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $49,253 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 46 · 46 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 15 |
| Total drug cost | $3,036 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Critical Care (Intensivists) |
| Secondary specialties | General Surgery |
Medical groups
- University of Utah Adult ServicesFarmington, UT · 1,788 clinicians
- University of Utah Acuity Care ServicesSalt Lake City, UT · 133 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- University of Utah Hospital and ClinicsSalt Lake City, UT
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$222.99 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$1,124 · 7 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $122.06 | 1 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $100.93 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$222.99 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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