Dr. Nitin Agarwal, MD

Dr. Agarwal practices at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Agarwal's NPI, 1366855249, was assigned on June 9, 2014. Dr. Agarwal graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2014. Dr. Agarwal's Missouri license number on file is 2022013879.

Dr. Agarwal's primary practice is UPMC Presbyterian, at 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 647-2345.

Dr. Agarwal's primary practice is UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Agarwal is also affiliated with Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh / UPMC. The medical group on file is University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Agarwal to 5 more hospitals and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Agarwal practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Agarwal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Agarwal is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Agarwal's licenses on file in 4 states: Missouri, California, Pennsylvania and Illinois.

CMS data shows 99 Medicare services from Dr. Agarwal across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 109 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,939 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 109 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Agarwal in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 75 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.57, 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. Agarwal's median patient age at 71, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Agarwal wrote 65 Medicare Part D claims for 39 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $55 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 18 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Agarwal for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Agarwal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Agarwal as offering telehealth. CMS counts 81 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Agarwal, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 147 papers to Dr. Agarwal, published from 2012 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 22. The most frequent topics are Patient Education as Topic, Neurosurgery and Internet. Dr. Agarwal has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Agarwal's most frequent co-authors are Nitin Agarwal, MBBS, David K. Hamilton, MD and Nima Alan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 332 general payments to Dr. Agarwal from 23 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 36% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $15,246.

Dr. Agarwal graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2014.

Dr. Agarwal is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Highmark. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.