Dr. Nathaniel Neal, MD

  • Los Alamitos, CA
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1720006729PAC ID5890681951
Medicare services, 2024
2,300
Medicare patients, 2024
284
Part D claims, 2024
4,552
Clinical trials
5
MIPS score, 2024
62
Practice address
10861 Cherry St, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Practice phone
Call (562) 430-7373
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Primary practice

Fe Surgery Center Inc.

Los Alamitos, California

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Dr. Nathaniel Neal is a rheumatologist in Los Alamitos, California

Dr. Neal practices at Fe Surgery Center Inc. in Los Alamitos, California.

Dr. Neal's NPI, 1720006729, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Neal graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Neal holds California license G52451.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5890681951
NPI enumeration date
July 17, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(562) 430-7373
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
73
Medical school graduation
1979

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

Dr. Nathaniel Neal practices at Fe Surgery Center Inc. in Los Alamitos, California

Dr. Neal's primary practice is Fe Surgery Center Inc., at 10861 Cherry St, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 in Orange County. The practice phone is (562) 430-7373.

  • Fe Surgery Center Inc.
    10861 Cherry St, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 · Orange CountyPhone(562) 430-7373

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

Dr. Nathaniel Neal is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Neal's primary practice is Fe Surgery Center Inc. in Los Alamitos, California. Dr. Neal is also affiliated with Long Beach Medical Center. The medical group on file is ProHealth Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Neal to 1 more physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, 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. Nathaniel Neal's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Fe Surgery Center Inc.Available with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Nathaniel Neal is one of 821 rheumatologists in California

Rheumatology is Dr. Neal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dmand AI has Dr. Neal's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Arizona and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G52451 · 1984 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RR0500X
  • Arizona license1981 to 1987
  • Michigan license1982 to 1986

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, gout, joint arthropathy, joint pain, lupus and muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain among the conditions Dr. Neal treats.

Rheumatologists near Dr. Neal

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

821rheumatologists in California
2rheumatologists in Los Alamitos

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

Dr. Nathaniel Neal billed Medicare for 2,300 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,300 Medicare services from Dr. Neal across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 284 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $139,937 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,300
Medicare patients284
Paid by Medicare$139,937
Procedure codes8

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,4422024: 1,21216%
Other services
2023: 02024: 1,029
Tests and treatments
2023: 532024: 3632%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 372024: 2338%

Dr. Neal compared with the California median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Neal
  • California median
Medicare services
2,300vs 9002.6 times
Medicare patients
284vs 21631% above
Part D claims
4,244vs 9624.4 times

Medians across 773 rheumatologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Neal'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. Nathaniel Neal treated 284 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 284 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Neal in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 119 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. Neal's median patient age at 66, with 80% women.

Medicare patients, 2024284
Average age72
Average risk score1.58
Also on Medicaid36%

Dr. Neal's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Neal's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women22178%
  • Men6322%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol73%
  4. Osteoporosis36%
  5. Diabetes33%
  6. Mood disorders28%
  7. Anxiety26%
  8. Chronic kidney disease26%

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

Dr. Neal's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women80%
  • Men19%

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

Dr. Nathaniel Neal wrote 4,552 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Neal wrote 4,552 Medicare Part D claims for 361 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,244 of them, across 75 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,883,644 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,540 claims across 70 drugs.

Part D claims, 20244,552
Drugs named by CMS75
Total drug cost$1.9M
Part D patients361

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

  • Generic4,062 claims89%
  • Brand-name and other490 claims11%

Dr. Neal'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. Neal's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids28%1,296 of 4,552 claims
  • Antibiotics0%12 of 4,552 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: 4,5402024: 4,2447%

Drugs named by CMS: 75 in 2024, 70 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. Nathaniel Neal scored 62 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 62 out of 100 for Dr. Neal for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Neal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Neal as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Neal's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 62of 100Final score
  • 16.7of 100Quality
  • 97of 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. Nathaniel Neal has worked on 5 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Neal to 5 clinical trials, 3 of them phase 3 studies. Conditions studied include Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic and Lupus Nephritis. Bristol-Myers Squibb sponsors the most, 2.

Clinical trials with Dr. Neal by phase

  1. NonePhase 1: no trials
  2. 1Phase 2: 1 trial
  3. 3Phase 3: 3 trials
  4. 1Phase 4: 1 trial

Conditions in Dr. Neal's trials

  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
  • Lupus Nephritis
  • Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Glomerulonephritis

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Neal

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Nathaniel Neal received $45,320 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,748 general payments to Dr. Neal from 53 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $5,742. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $5,990 in 2016.

General payments to Dr. Neal by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Neal by kind, 2016 to 2025

$45.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$37,90384%
  • Consulting fees$5,01711%
  • Travel and lodging$2,0294%
  • Education$3711%

Companies that paid Dr. Neal the most, 2016 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. Nathaniel Neal has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Neal, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Neal

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Nathaniel Neal graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine

Dr. Neal graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 1979.

  1. Medical schoolHoward University College Of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Nathaniel Neal accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Neal is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Neal accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. HMO8
  3. Medicare8
  4. POS5
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Nathaniel Neal'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)
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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. Nathaniel Neal's NPI number?

Dr. Nathaniel Neal's NPI number is 1720006729. It was assigned on July 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Nathaniel Neal?

Dr. Nathaniel Neal is a rheumatologist in Los Alamitos, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Nathaniel Neal practice?

Dr. Neal practices at 10861 Cherry St, Los Alamitos, CA 90720. Dr. Neal's primary practice is Fe Surgery Center Inc. in Los Alamitos, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Neal to 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Nathaniel Neal's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Neal is (562) 430-7373.

What is Dr. Nathaniel Neal's medical license number?

Dr. Neal holds California license G52451, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Nathaniel Neal been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Neal in California (1984 to 2026), Arizona (1981 to 1987) and Michigan (1982 to 1986).

Which hospitals is Dr. Nathaniel Neal affiliated with?

Dr. Neal is affiliated with Long Beach Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Nathaniel Neal part of?

Dr. Neal is linked to ProHealth Partners.

Does Dr. Nathaniel Neal accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Neal billed Medicare for 2,300 services in 2024, and Dr. Neal accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Nathaniel Neal offer telehealth?

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

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What is Dr. Nathaniel Neal's MIPS score?

Dr. Neal's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 62 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nathaniel Neal see?

CMS counts 284 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Neal in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Nathaniel Neal bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Neal's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Nathaniel Neal go to medical school?

Dr. Neal graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 1979.

What drugs does Dr. Nathaniel Neal prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Neal's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate and Prednisone.

Has Dr. Nathaniel Neal received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $45,320 in general payments to Dr. Neal from 53 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Nathaniel Neal been practicing?

Dr. Neal graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.

Does Dr. Nathaniel Neal do research?

Dr. Neal has worked on 5 clinical trials.

What insurance does Dr. Nathaniel Neal accept?

Dr. Neal is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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