Dr. Savitha Nukal, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,535
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 392
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,622
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1414 E Main St, Santa Maria, CA 93454
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 541-3200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Aerovista Health Center
Santa Maria, California
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Dr. Savitha Nukal is an internist in Santa Maria, California
Dr. Nukal practices at Aerovista Health Center in Santa Maria, California.
Dr. Nukal's NPI, 1184664237, was assigned on June 7, 2006. Dr. Nukal graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS in 1992. Dr. Nukal holds California license A72912.
- NPI
- 1184664237NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5395644900
- NPI enumeration date
- June 7, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 541-3200
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Savitha Nukal practices at Aerovista Health Center in Santa Maria, California
Dr. Nukal's primary practice is Aerovista Health Center, at 1414 E Main St, Santa Maria, CA 93454 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 541-3200.
- Aerovista Health Center1414 E Main St, Santa Maria, CA 93454 · Santa Barbara CountyPhone(805) 541-3200
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Savitha Nukal is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Nukal's primary practice is Aerovista Health Center in Santa Maria, California. Dr. Nukal is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Pacific Central Coast Health Centers Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nukal to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Savitha Nukal's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nukal practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Aerovista Health Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Savitha Nukal is one of 16,751 internists in California
Internal medicine is Dr. Nukal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Nukal is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Nukal's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Texas, Florida and Maryland.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
- Texas license
- Florida license
- Maryland license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, adjustment disease, aneurysm, anxiety and arteritis among the conditions Dr. Nukal treats.
Internists near Dr. Nukal
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Savitha Nukal billed Medicare for 1,535 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,535 Medicare services from Dr. Nukal across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 392 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $136,255 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Nukal's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8952024: 9536%
- Other services
- 2023: 3262024: 3538%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 692024: 13494%
- Surgery
- 2023: 262024: 95265%
Dr. Nukal compared with the California median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Nukal
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,535vs 3614.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 392vs 1512.6 times
- Part D claims
- 3,181vs 4217.6 times
Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Nukal'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. Savitha Nukal treated 392 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 392 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nukal in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 209 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 55% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.69, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nukal's median patient age at 69, with 78% women.
Dr. Nukal's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Nukal's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women29876%
- Men9424%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nukal's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure55%
- Arthritis39%
- Anxiety17%
- Cancer17%
- Osteoporosis15%
- Mood disorders14%
- Atrial fibrillation12%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Nukal's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women78%
- Men22%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Savitha Nukal wrote 3,622 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nukal wrote 3,622 Medicare Part D claims for 366 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,181 of them, across 59 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $102,876 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,029 claims across 59 drugs.
Dr. Nukal's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,301 claims91%
- Brand-name303 claims8%
- Other18 claims0%
Dr. Nukal'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. Nukal's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%40 of 3,622 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: 3,0292024: 3,1815%
Drugs named by CMS: 59 in 2024, 59 in 2023.
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. Savitha Nukal 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. Nukal for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Nukal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Nukal as offering telehealth. CMS counts 23 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Nukal, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Nukal's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 86.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Nukal ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 66th percentile23 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Savitha Nukal received $5,381 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 261 general payments to Dr. Nukal from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $734.
General payments to Dr. Nukal by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Nukal the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Savitha Nukal graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS
Dr. Nukal graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS in 1992.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Savitha Nukal accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Nukal is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Nukal accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare8
- PPO8
- HMO5
- POS5
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Savitha Nukal's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Savitha Nukal's NPI number?
Dr. Savitha Nukal's NPI number is 1184664237. It was assigned on June 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Savitha Nukal?
Dr. Savitha Nukal is an internist in Santa Maria, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Savitha Nukal practice?
Dr. Nukal practices at 1414 E Main St, Santa Maria, CA 93454. Dr. Nukal's primary practice is Aerovista Health Center in Santa Maria, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nukal to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Savitha Nukal's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nukal is (805) 541-3200.
What is Dr. Savitha Nukal's medical license number?
Dr. Nukal holds California license A72912, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Savitha Nukal been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Nukal in California (2000 to 2026), Texas (2024 to 2026), Florida (2011 to 2023) and Maryland (1999 to 2001).
Which hospitals is Dr. Savitha Nukal affiliated with?
Dr. Nukal is affiliated with Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Nukal to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Savitha Nukal part of?
Dr. Nukal is linked to Pacific Central Coast Health Centers Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Nukal to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Savitha Nukal accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nukal billed Medicare for 1,535 services in 2024, and Dr. Nukal accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Savitha Nukal offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Nukal as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Savitha Nukal's MIPS score?
Dr. Nukal's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Savitha Nukal see?
CMS counts 392 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nukal in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Savitha Nukal board certified?
Yes. Dr. Nukal is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Savitha Nukal bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Nukal's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G0439) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Savitha Nukal go to medical school?
Dr. Nukal graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Savitha Nukal prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nukal's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Savitha Nukal received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,381 in general payments to Dr. Nukal from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
How long has Dr. Savitha Nukal been practicing?
Dr. Nukal graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Savitha Nukal accept?
Dr. Nukal is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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