Dr. Nima Alan, MD

Dr. Alan practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Alan's NPI, 1194106526, was assigned on June 11, 2015. Dr. Alan graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 2015. Dr. Alan holds California license A185726.

Dr. Alan's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 353-2733.

Dr. Alan's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alan to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Alan practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Alan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Alan's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists lower back pain and spinal fusion among the conditions Dr. Alan treats.

CMS data shows 277 Medicare services from Dr. Alan across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 132 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $96,282 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 132 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alan in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 59 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 36% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.58, 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. Alan's median patient age at 64, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Alan wrote 59 Medicare Part D claims for 22 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 24 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $224 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 28 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Alan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Alan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Alan as offering telehealth. CMS counts 302 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Alan, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 99 papers to Dr. Alan, published from 2010 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 15. The most frequent topics are Spinal Fusion, Postoperative Complications and Lumbar Vertebrae. Dr. Alan has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Alan's most frequent co-authors are Nitin Agarwal, MBBS, David K. Hamilton, MD and Juan S. Uribe, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 271 general payments to Dr. Alan from 19 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Alphatec Spine, Inc paid the most, $37,680.

Dr. Alan graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 2015.

Dr. Alan is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.