Dr. Andrew Carlos Vivas, MD

Dr. Vivas practices at Peter Morton UCLA Medical Building in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Vivas' NPI, 1790046720, was assigned on June 6, 2012. Dr. Vivas graduated from University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Vivas holds California license C168987.

Dr. Vivas' primary practice is Peter Morton UCLA Medical Building, at 200 Medical Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90024 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 794-9206.

Dr. Vivas' primary practice is Peter Morton UCLA Medical Building in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Vivas is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCLA Neurosurgery Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vivas to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vivas practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Vivas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Vivas is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Vivas' licenses on file in 5 states: California, Florida, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Vivas treats.

CMS data shows 542 Medicare services from Dr. Vivas across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 272 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $131,145 for them.

CMS counts 272 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vivas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 141 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.05, 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. Vivas' median patient age at 65, with 46% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Vivas for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Vivas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Vivas as offering telehealth. CMS counts 145 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Vivas, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 33 papers to Dr. Vivas, published from 2012 to 2022. 2017 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Spinal Fusion, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures and Lumbar Vertebrae. Dr. Vivas has published most often in Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). Dr. Vivas' most frequent co-authors are Juan S. Uribe, MD, Jacob Januszewski, DO and Selim Ramin Benbadis, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 743 general payments to Dr. Vivas from 47 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Globus Medical, Inc. paid the most, $69,122.

Dr. Vivas graduated from University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Vivas is a member of CNS.

Dr. Vivas is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.