Dr. Nishant Vishwanath Munugala, MD, MPH

Dr. Munugala practices at UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine.

Dr. Munugala's NPI, 1558850859, was assigned on May 2, 2018. Dr. Munugala graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2018. Dr. Munugala holds California license 193625.

Dr. Munugala's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange, at 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 456-7890.

Dr. Munugala's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine. The medical group on file is UCI Health Physicians.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Munugala practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hematology and oncology is Dr. Munugala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Munugala is board certified in hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Munugala's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Arizona.

CMS data shows 44 Medicare services from Dr. Munugala across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 34 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,617 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 34 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Munugala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 15 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Munugala's median patient age at 59, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Munugala wrote 17 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Munugala for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Munugala accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Munugala as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Munugala. Dr. Munugala's most frequent co-authors are Shishir K. Maithel, MD and Rachna T. Shroff, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 37 general payments to Dr. Munugala from 17 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $343.

Dr. Munugala graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2018.

Dr. Munugala is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.