Dr. Nitesh J. Ainani, MD

Dr. Ainani practices at Tidelands Health Cardiology in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.

Dr. Ainani's NPI, 1952718074, was assigned on July 21, 2014. Dr. Ainani graduated from B. J. Medical College Ahmedabad in 2013. Dr. Ainani holds South Carolina license 85326.

Dr. Ainani's primary practice is Tidelands Health Cardiology, at 9653 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC 29585 in Georgetown County. The practice phone is (843) 235-3131.

Dr. Ainani's primary practice is Tidelands Health Cardiology in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Dr. Ainani is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ainani to 4 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ainani practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Ainani's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Ainani is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ainani's licenses on file in 3 states: South Carolina, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization and circulation problems among the conditions Dr. Ainani treats.

CMS data shows 7,187 Medicare services from Dr. Ainani across 44 procedure codes in 2024, for 3,301 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $421,078 for them.

CMS counts 3,301 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ainani in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 1,365 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ainani's median patient age at 74, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ainani wrote 5,490 Medicare Part D claims for 790 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,237 of them, across 54 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,030,535 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,025 claims across 52 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Ainani for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ainani accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ainani as offering telehealth. CMS counts 96 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Ainani, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Ainani, published from 2016 to 2022. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Ainani has published most often in Am J Cardiol. Dr. Ainani's most frequent co-authors are Kanishk Agnihotri, MD, Abhishek J. Deshmukh, MD and Nikhil Nalluri, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 220 general payments to Dr. Ainani from 32 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $1,480.

Dr. Ainani graduated from B. J. Medical College Ahmedabad in 2013.

Dr. Ainani is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.