Dr. Raminder Nirula, MD

Dr. Nirula practices at University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dr. Nirula's NPI, 1497707178, was assigned on May 17, 2006. Dr. Nirula holds Utah license 6634572-1205.

Dr. Nirula's primary practice is University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit, at 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 in Salt Lake County. The practice phone is (801) 581-2337.

Dr. Nirula's primary practice is University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Nirula is also affiliated with University of Utah Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Utah Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nirula to 3 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nirula practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgical critical care is Dr. Nirula's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0102X. Dmand AI has Dr. Nirula's licenses on file in 2 states: Utah and Wisconsin.

CMS data shows 293 Medicare services from Dr. Nirula across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 179 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,786 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 179 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nirula in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 90 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 65% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.96, 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. Nirula's median patient age at 69, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nirula wrote 46 Medicare Part D claims for 15 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $1,164 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Nirula for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nirula accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 12 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Nirula, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Nirula from 3 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $1,345.