Nikhil R. Gandhi, MD
NPI 1609934538ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· La Mesa, CA
Hospitalist (MD) with Regents of the University of California and 1 other group, practicing in La Mesa, California. In 2024 Medicare paid $377,220 for 423 patients, and Part D covered 5,264 of their prescriptions, 80% of them generic. Shionogi Inc was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2024, $35.63 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1609934538 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Dec 4, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 12, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | A81799 | CA |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | A81799 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 423 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 4,788 across 16 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $377,220 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 5,264 · 5,358 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 218 |
| Total drug cost | $414,033 |
| Generic share | 80% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical groups
- Regents of the University of CaliforniaSan Diego, CA · 2,089 clinicians
- Gandhi and Gandhi Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA · 3 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego, CA
Other facilities
- Blessed Hospice California IncHospice · San Diego, CA
- Kindred Hospital - San DiegoLong-term care hospital · San Diego, CA
- Community Care CenterNursing home · La Mesa, CA
- Encinitas Post-AcuteNursing home · Encinitas, CA
- Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing HomeNursing home · San Diego, CA
- Poway Healthcare CenterNursing home · Poway, CA
- The Springs at Pacific RegentNursing home · San Diego, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2024$35.63 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2024
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Shionogi Inc | $19.81 | 1 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $15.82 | 1 |
What the 2024 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$35.63 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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