Welcome to Nivano Physicians ACO


ACO Name and Location

Nivano Physicians IPA, Inc.

1420 River Park Drive #100

Sacramento, CA 95815



ACO Primary Contact

Heather Hughes, VP Accountable Care

916.407.2000

Toll Free:  844.889.2273

Email: ACOReach@NivanoPhysicians.com



Participants and Preferred Providers

Please use the links below to download our provider list.


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Participant Providers

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Preferred Providers

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There are no joint ventures between or among the ACO and any of its ACO Participant Providers and Preferred Providers.



Organizational Information


ACO Reach Participants Joint Venture Y or N
Li Li N
Rasklal Patel N
Mikhail Palatnik N
William Ta N
Sunil Patel N
Pranjalkumar Patel N

ACO Governing Body


Member Title Organization Voting Power
Venu Kondle Executive Officer Nivano Physicians IPA, Inc. 16%
Rasiklal Patel Participating Provider Rasik A. Patel, MD 18.76%
Sunil Patel Participating Provider Premiercare Physicians 28.12%
Pranjalkumar Patel Participating Provider Premiercare Physicians 28.12%
Stanley Takahashi Medicare Beneficiary Representative N/A 2%
Eva Ussher Consumer Advocate N/A 2%


Clinical and Administrative Leadership 



Leader Name Title Organization
Jared Turley Chief Financial Officer Nivano Physicians IPA, Inc.
Manikanda Raja, MD Medical Director ACO Participant, Manikanda Raja MD
Heather Hughes Personnel - Director of Organizational QIT Nivano Physicians IPA, Inc.
Heather Hughes Director of Care Coordination Nivano Physicians IPA, Inc.


Associated Committees and Committee Leadership


Committee Name Leader Name
Quality and Performance Venu Kondle, M.D.
Compliance Damitria Malone Interim Acting Compliance Officer
Care Coordination and Performance Heather Hughes
Finance and Payer Contracting Jared Turley
Network Management Heather Hughes


Types of ACO Participants That Formed the ACO

  • ACO Professionals in a group practice arrangement
  • Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals




ACO REACH Participating and Preferred Providers (PY 2024) 

Participating Providers:

Participant Provider Address
ABID HUSSAIN 255 N Gilbert St Bldg B4 Hemet CA 92543
ANITA JACKSON 44274 George Cushman Ct Ste 212 Temecula CA 92592
EDIVINA GONZALES 29798 Huan Rd Menifee CA 92586
FRANCES BATIN 2390 E Florida Ave Ste 101 Hemet CA 92544
HEATHER HICKS 4020 W Florida Ave Hemet CA 92545
IGLAL EL HENAWI 4020 W Florida Ave Hemet CA 92545
JASON BLACK 24680 Jefferson Ave Murrieta CA 92562
JEFFERY MULLER 2815 S Main St Ste 210 Corona CA 92882
JOHN SCHOONMAKER 29826 Haun Rd Ste300 Menifee CA 92586
JORGE MARTINEZ 39755 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd Ste E120 Murrieta CA 92562
LARRY HUGHES 4020 W Florida Ave Hemet CA 92545
MANIKANDA RAJA 1701 E Florida Ave Hemet CA 92544
MIA CARSON 949 Calhoun Pl Ste G Hemet CA 92543
MICHAEL CURLEY 25109 Jefferson Ave Ste 100 Murrieta CA 92562
MICHAEL VARGAS 27555 Ynez Rd Temecula CA 92591
MICHAEL VARGAS 27555 Ynez Rd Temecula CA 92591
NATHAN HOWARD 850 E Latham Ave Hemet CA 92543
NEEL SHAH 1470 Bessie Avenue Tracy CA 95376
PATRICK GONZALES 29798 Huan Rd Menifee CA 92586
PRANJALKUMAR PATEL 1470 Bessie Avenue Tracy CA 95376
Rasiklal Patel 1600 Creekside Dr Suite 2800 Folsom CA 95630
RICHARD REYNOLDS 25109 Jefferson Ave Ste 100 Murrieta CA 92562
RICHARD REYNOLDS 25109 Jefferson Ave Ste 100 Murrieta CA 92562
SHITAL HUBLI 1470 Bessie Avenue Tracy CA 95376
SUNIL PATEL 1470 Bessie Avenue Tracy CA 95376
TOMAS ARANETA 26960 Cherry Hills Blvd Ste B Sun City CA 92586
WILLIAM CHERRY 25109 Jefferson Ave Ste 100 Murrieta CA 92562


Preferred Providers

Preferred Providers Address
CenterWell Home Health: Gentiva Certified Healthcare Corp 10100 Trinity Parkway 425 Stockton CA 95219
CenterWell Home Health: Gentiva Certified Healthcare Corp 805 Aerovista Place 204 San Luis Obispo CA 93401
CenterWell Home Health: Gentiva Certified Healthcare Corp 4030 Moorpark Ave. 251 San Jose CA 95117
CenterWell Home Health: Gentiva Certified Healthcare Corp 5341 Old Redwood Highway 350 Petaluma CA 94954
CenterWell Home Health: Gentiva Certified Healthcare Corp 2525 Camino Del Rio South 220 San Diego CA 92108


Amount of Shared Savings


Amount of Shared Savings

In PY 2023, Nivano Physicians ACO generated $ 3,104,401.28 in gross savings, resulting in $2,370,765.45 in net shared savings for the ACO


Shared Savings Distribution


Performance Year 2023

Proportion invested in infrastructure: 40%

Proportion invested in redesigned care process/resources to improve outcomes/reduce Medicare cost for Beneficiates: 30%

Proportion of distribution to REACH ACO Participants: 30%



Quality Performance Results


2023 Quality Performance

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If you have any compliance concerns regarding

Nivano Physicians ACO, please contact us at:

acoreporting@nivanophysicians.com




Payment Rule Waivers

AS-IS until further notice

Benefit Enhancement


  • Care management home visit
  • Concurrent care for hospice beneficiaries
  • Cost sharing for part B services (BEI)
  • Home health homebound waiver
  • Post discharge home visit
  • Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 3 day waiver
  • Telehealth

Compliance

Quality Measures Performance PY2022

Measure Measure Set Nivano Physician DCE Quality Measure Score P4P Percentile Ranl P4P Component Quality Score Total Quality Score
ACR Risk-Standardized, All-Condition Readmission (a lower (↓) score indicates better performance) 14.80 100% 100% 100%
UAMCC Risk-Standardized, All-Cause Unplanned Admissions for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions (per 100 person-years) (a lower (↓) score indicates better performance) 31.66 100% 100% 100%
Timely Follow-Up Timely Follow-Up After Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Conditions (a higher (↑) score indicates better performance) 65.05 N/A 100% 100%
CAHPS Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Research and Quality (a higher (↑) score indicates better performance) N/A N/A 100% 100%

Quality Measures Performance PY2023

*SSM = Summary of Survey Measure