Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam, DO

  • Inglewood, CA
  • Internist
NPI1598262073PAC ID5597161869
Medicare services, 2024
8,791
Medicare patients, 2024
1,176
Part D claims, 2024
31,873
MIPS score, 2024
100
Hospital affiliations
6
Practice address
401 S La Brea Ave, Inglewood, CA 90301
Practice phone
Call (310) 275-7575
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Primary practice

Advanced Lung Center Medical Group Inc.

Inglewood, California

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Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam is an internist in Inglewood, California

Dr. Niknam practices at Advanced Lung Center Medical Group Inc. in Inglewood, California.

Dr. Niknam's NPI, 1598262073, was assigned on April 10, 2018. Dr. Niknam graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2018. Dr. Niknam holds California license 20A17629.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5597161869
NPI enumeration date
April 10, 2018
NPI status
Active
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(310) 275-7575
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
34
Medical school graduation
2018

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam practices at Advanced Lung Center Medical Group Inc. in Inglewood, California

Dr. Niknam's primary practice is Advanced Lung Center Medical Group Inc., at 401 S La Brea Ave, Inglewood, CA 90301 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 275-7575.

  • Advanced Lung Center Medical Group Inc.
    401 S La Brea Ave, Inglewood, CA 90301 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(310) 275-7575

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam is affiliated with 22 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Niknam's primary practice is Advanced Lung Center Medical Group Inc. in Inglewood, California. Dr. Niknam is also affiliated with Centinela Hospital Medical Center. The medical group on file is Advanced Lung Center Medical Group Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Niknam to 5 more hospitals, 5 home health agencies, 5 skilled nursing facilities, 4 hospices, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Niknam practices, 21 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Advanced Lung Center Medical Group Inc.Available with a free account
+21 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam is one of 16,751 internists in California

Internal medicine is Dr. Niknam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Niknam is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Niknam is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense 20A17629 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute kidney failure, acute respiratory failure, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, ADHD, alzheimer's disease and anemia among the conditions Dr. Niknam treats.

Internists near Dr. Niknam

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam billed Medicare for 8,791 services in 2024

CMS data shows 8,791 Medicare services from Dr. Niknam across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,176 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $747,201 for them.

Medicare services, 20248,791
Medicare patients1,176
Paid by Medicare$747,201
Procedure codes18

Dr. Niknam's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6,4652024: 8,79136%

Where Dr. Niknam's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,65919%
  • In a facility7,13281%

Dr. Niknam compared with the California median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Niknam
  • California median
Medicare services
8,791vs 36124.4 times
Medicare patients
1,176vs 1517.8 times
Part D claims
30,810vs 42173.2 times

Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Niknam's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam treated 1,176 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 1,176 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Niknam in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 458 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 92% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Niknam's median patient age at 60, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,176
Average age71
Average risk score3.14
Also on Medicaid92%

Dr. Niknam's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Niknam's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women59050%
  • Men58650%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Niknam's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Mood disorders74%
  5. Anxiety68%
  6. Depression68%
  7. Diabetes63%
  8. Chronic kidney disease58%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Niknam's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 60

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men53%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam wrote 31,873 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Niknam wrote 31,873 Medicare Part D claims for 1,030 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 30,810 of them, across 273 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,073,990 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 16,334 claims across 206 drugs.

Part D claims, 202431,873
Drugs named by CMS273
Total drug cost$2.1M
Part D patients1,030

Dr. Niknam's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic27,024 claims85%
  • Brand-name4,688 claims15%
  • Other161 claims1%

Dr. Niknam's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Niknam's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%605 of 31,873 claims
  • Antibiotics2%614 of 31,873 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over3%1,023 of 31,873 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 16,3342024: 30,81089%

Drugs named by CMS: 273 in 2024, 206 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Niknam for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. CMS lists Dr. Niknam as offering telehealth.

Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Niknam's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam received $5,872 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 250 general payments to Dr. Niknam from 38 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $830.

General payments to Dr. Niknam by program year, 2021 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Niknam by kind, 2021 to 2025

$5.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,82999%
  • Education$431%

Companies that paid Dr. Niknam the most, 2021 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Dr. Niknam graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2018.

  1. Medical schoolWesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in 2019 - 2027CA State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers

Dr. Niknam is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • LA Care
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Molina
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +3 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Niknam accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare9
  2. PPO7
  3. HMO5
  4. POS2
  5. EPO1
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam's NPI number?

Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam's NPI number is 1598262073. It was assigned on April 10, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam?

Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam is an internist in Inglewood, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam practice?

Dr. Niknam practices at 401 S La Brea Ave, Inglewood, CA 90301. Dr. Niknam's primary practice is Advanced Lung Center Medical Group Inc. in Inglewood, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Niknam to 5 hospitals, 5 home health agencies, 5 skilled nursing facilities, 4 hospices, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Niknam is (310) 275-7575.

What is Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam's medical license number?

Dr. Niknam holds California license 20A17629.

Which hospitals is Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam affiliated with?

Dr. Niknam is affiliated with Centinela Hospital Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Niknam to 5 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam part of?

Dr. Niknam is linked to Advanced Lung Center Medical Group Inc. Dmand AI links Dr. Niknam to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Niknam billed Medicare for 8,791 services in 2024.

Does Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Niknam as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam's MIPS score?

Dr. Niknam's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam see?

CMS counts 1,176 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Niknam in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam board certified?

Yes. Dr. Niknam is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Niknam's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99231).

Where did Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam go to medical school?

Dr. Niknam graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2018.

What drugs does Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Niknam's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Gabapentin.

Has Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,872 in general payments to Dr. Niknam from 38 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

How long has Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam been practicing?

Dr. Niknam graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Daniel Nader Niknam accept?

Dr. Niknam is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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