Dr. Rueben Nair, MD

Dr. Nair practices at Swift Surgery Center - Reno in Reno, Nevada.

Dr. Nair's NPI, 1578858858, was assigned on June 14, 2011. Dr. Nair graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Nair holds Nevada license 18725.

Dr. Nair's primary practice is Swift Surgery Center - Reno, at 343 Elm Street, Suite 100, Reno, NV 89503. The practice phone is (775) 336-6900.

Dr. Nair's primary practice is Swift Surgery Center - Reno in Reno, Nevada. Dr. Nair is also affiliated with Renown Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Swift Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nair to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Nair's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Nair is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Nair's licenses on file in 4 states: Nevada, Wisconsin, Illinois and Colorado.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation, hip replacement, joint pain and knee arthroscopy among the conditions Dr. Nair treats.

CMS data shows 911 Medicare services from Dr. Nair across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 230 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $70,088 for them.

CMS counts 230 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nair in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 136 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.84, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nair's median patient age at 58, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nair wrote 256 Medicare Part D claims for 164 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 234 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,027 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 117 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Nair for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nair accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Nair, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Nair, published from 2014 to 2019. 2015 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Diskectomy, Cervical Vertebrae and Deglutition Disorders. Dr. Nair has published most often in Orthop J Sports Med. Dr. Nair's most frequent co-authors are Cynthia A. Kahlenberg, Wellington K. Hsu, MD and Mufaddal Mustafa Gombera, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 244 general payments to Dr. Nair from 37 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 28% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $41,731.

Dmand AI lists 14 awards for Dr. Nair, most recently ASES/AANA Rockwood Fund Scholarship in 2016.

Dr. Nair graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Nair is a member of AOA, AAOS, AOSSM and AANA.

Dr. Nair is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.