Dr. Aswin Nukala, MD

  • Palmdale, CA
  • Pulmonologist
NPI1093155350PAC ID2466710637
Medicare services, 2024
358
Medicare patients, 2024
186
Part D claims, 2023
15
MIPS score, 2024
100
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
38600 Medical Center Dr, Palmdale, CA 93551
Practice phone
Call (661) 382-6260
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Primary practice

Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit

Acute Care Hospital-Unit · Palmdale, California

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Dr. Aswin Nukala is a pulmonologist in Palmdale, California

Dr. Nukala practices at Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit in Palmdale, California.

Dr. Nukala's NPI, 1093155350, was assigned on July 1, 2013. Dr. Nukala graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Nukala holds California license A141621.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2466710637
NPI enumeration date
July 1, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(661) 382-6260
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

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

Dr. Aswin Nukala practices at Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit in Palmdale, California

Dr. Nukala's primary practice is Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit, at 38600 Medical Center Dr, Palmdale, CA 93551 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (661) 382-6260.

  • Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit
    38600 Medical Center Dr, Palmdale, CA 93551 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(661) 382-6260

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Dr. Aswin Nukala is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 9 medical groups

Dr. Nukala's primary practice is Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit in Palmdale, California. Dr. Nukala is also affiliated with Palmdale Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Palmdale Intensivist Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nukala to 3 more hospitals, 8 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Aswin Nukala's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nukala practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - UnitAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 8 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Aswin Nukala is one of 1,339 pulmonologists in California

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Nukala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Nukala is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Nukala's licenses on file in 8 states: California, Washington, Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pulmonary disease, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A141621 · 2016 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RP1001X
  • Washington license2024 to 2027
  • Arkansas license2025 to 2026
  • Internal medicine, IllinoisLicense 036145826 · 2018 to 2026 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Louisiana license2024 to 2026
  • New Hampshire license2024 to 2026
  • New York license2024 to 2026
  • Vermont license2024 to 2026

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, chronic respiratory failure, cirrhosis of the liver, heart failure and heart valve disorders among the conditions Dr. Nukala treats.

Pulmonologists near Dr. Nukala

Counts of pulmonologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,339pulmonologists in California
4pulmonologists in Palmdale

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

Dr. Aswin Nukala billed Medicare for 358 services in 2024

CMS data shows 358 Medicare services from Dr. Nukala across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 186 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $59,002 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024358
Medicare patients186
Paid by Medicare$59,002
Procedure codes4

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4912024: 33332%
Surgery
2023: 342024: 2526%
Imaging
2023: 192024: 0100%
Tests and treatments
2023: 112024: 0100%

Dr. Nukala compared with the California median for pulmonologists, 2024

  • Dr. Nukala
  • California median
Medicare services
358vs 64945% below
Medicare patients
186vs 27232% below
Part D claims
15vs 42196% below

Medians across 1,263 pulmonologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

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

Dr. Aswin Nukala treated 186 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 186 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nukala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have diabetes, and 75% have high blood pressure. 85% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.03, 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. Nukala's median patient age at 64, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 2024186
Average age76
Average risk score4.03
Also on Medicaid85%

Dr. Nukala's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Nukala's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9551%
  • Men9149%

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

  1. Diabetes75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Chronic kidney disease70%
  5. Heart failure68%
  6. Arthritis67%
  7. Ischemic heart disease61%
  8. COPD51%

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

Dr. Nukala's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men50%

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

Dr. Aswin Nukala wrote 15 Medicare Part D claims in 2023

In 2023, Dr. Nukala wrote 15 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $436 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 343 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 202315
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$436

Dr. Nukala's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

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

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 3432023: 1596%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2023, 13 in 2022.

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

Dr. Aswin Nukala 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. Nukala for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nukala accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 53 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Nukala, more than 79% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Nukala's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 94.5of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 80of 100Cost

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

Where Dr. Nukala ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of tissue
79th percentile53 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. Aswin Nukala received $306 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Nukala from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. United Therapeutics Corporation paid the most, $114.

General payments to Dr. Nukala by program year, 2016 to 2022

Companies that paid Dr. Nukala the most, 2016 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Aswin Nukala graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

Dr. Nukala graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolAmerican University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in critical care medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  4. Board certified in pulmonary diseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Aswin Nukala accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers

Dr. Nukala is in network with 12 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Aetna
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +4 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Nukala accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare6
  2. PPO6
  3. HMO4
  4. POS3
  5. Medicaid2
  6. EPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Aswin Nukala'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)
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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Aswin Nukala's NPI number?

Dr. Aswin Nukala's NPI number is 1093155350. It was assigned on July 1, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Aswin Nukala?

Dr. Aswin Nukala is a pulmonologist in Palmdale, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).

Where does Dr. Aswin Nukala practice?

Dr. Nukala practices at 38600 Medical Center Dr, Palmdale, CA 93551. Dr. Nukala's primary practice is Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit in Palmdale, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nukala to 3 hospitals, 8 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Aswin Nukala's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Nukala is (661) 382-6260.

What is Dr. Aswin Nukala's medical license number?

Dr. Nukala holds California license A141621, one of the licenses on file in 8 states.

Which states has Dr. Aswin Nukala been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Nukala in California (2016 to 2026), Washington (2024 to 2027), Arkansas (2025 to 2026), Illinois (2018 to 2026), Louisiana (2024 to 2026), New Hampshire (2024 to 2026), New York (2024 to 2026) and Vermont (2024 to 2026).

Which hospitals is Dr. Aswin Nukala affiliated with?

Dr. Nukala is affiliated with Palmdale Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Nukala to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Aswin Nukala part of?

Dr. Nukala is linked to Palmdale Intensivist Inc. Dmand AI links Dr. Nukala to 8 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Aswin Nukala accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nukala billed Medicare for 358 services in 2024, and Dr. Nukala accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Aswin Nukala's MIPS score?

Dr. Nukala'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. Aswin Nukala see?

CMS counts 186 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nukala in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Aswin Nukala board certified?

Yes. Dr. Nukala is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Aswin Nukala bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Nukala's most billed Medicare services were critical care (99291), hospital inpatient care (99233) and surgery: lungs and airway (31500).

Where did Dr. Aswin Nukala go to medical school?

Dr. Nukala graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 2012.

What drugs does Dr. Aswin Nukala prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nukala's most prescribed drugs by claims were Albuterol Sulfate Hfa.

Has Dr. Aswin Nukala received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $306 in general payments to Dr. Nukala from 6 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from United Therapeutics Corporation.

How long has Dr. Aswin Nukala been practicing?

Dr. Nukala graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Aswin Nukala accept?

Dr. Nukala is in network with 12 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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