ACO Reach

Welcome ACO Reach Providers!


Nivano Physicians, Inc.

1420 River Park Drive #200

Sacramento, CA 95815


ACO Reach Primary Contract


Primary Contact: Heather Hughes

Phone Number: 916.407.2000

Toll Free: 844.889.2273

Email Address: ACOReach@NivanoPhysicians.com


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


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


Key ACO Reach Administrative Leadership


Person Title Employer
Jared Turley Chief Financial Officer Nivano Physicians, Inc.
Heather Hughes Personnel - Director of Organizational QIT Nivano Physicians, Inc.
Heather Hughes Director of Care Coordination Nivano Physicians, 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 Reach 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
DONALD CASSADAY 2390 E Florida Ave Ste 101 Hemet CA 92543
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
WEILEE YEH 41511 E Florida Ave Hemet CA 92544
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



Shared Savings and Loses

First Agreement Period


  • Performance Year 2021- (-1433353.28)
  • Proportion invested in infrastructure- N/A
  • Proportion invested in redesigned care process/ resources to improve outcomes/ reduce Medicare cost for beneficiaries- N/A
  • Proportion of distribution to Next Generation ACO Participants - N/A

Quality Performance Results

  • 2021 Quality Performance Rates- 100%

Payment Rule Waivers

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%

DCE PY2022 Shared Savings or (Losses): ($2,452,612.03)

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