Dr. Nasim Wiegley, MD
Not yet claimedNephrologist · Physician (MD)
Sacramento, CA
Nasim Wiegley is a kidney doctor with UC Davis Health. She sees patients at clinics in the Sacramento area.
About Dr. Nasim Wiegley, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Nasim Wiegley is a nephrologist (kidney specialist) at UC Davis Health, seeing patients in Sacramento and Elk Grove, California. Her employer lists her as an Associate Professor of Medicine, the Nephrology Fellowship Program Director, Co-Director of the Glomerular Disease Clinic, and Medical Director of the Southgate DCI Dialysis Clinic.
Her listed clinical focus is glomerular diseases (conditions affecting the kidney's filters), onconephrology (kidney problems in people with cancer), critical care nephrology, and chronic kidney disease. Her UC Davis profile says she runs clinical trials in lupus nephritis, IgA nephropathy, and FSGS.
She trained in internal medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria, then completed a nephrology fellowship at UC Davis and a glomerular disease fellowship with the Glomerular Disease Study and Trial Consortium (GlomCon). She is Editor-in-Chief of GlomCon Publications and has co-authored review articles, including one on membranous nephropathy.
Open Payments records show she received $18,061.51 from industry across 55 records between 2021 and 2025, with the largest amounts from Travere Therapeutics, Calliditas Therapeutics, and Novartis. Payments from drug companies to doctors are common and legal, and are often tied to research or speaking work.
- Kidney filter disease focus
- Her UC Davis profile lists glomerular diseases, onconephrology, critical care nephrology, and chronic kidney disease as her clinical and research areas, with clinical trials in lupus nephritis, IgA nephropathy, and FSGS. health.ucdavis.edu
- Leadership roles at UC Davis
- Her employer lists her as Nephrology Fellowship Program Director, Associate Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of the Glomerular Disease Clinic, and Medical Director of the Southgate DCI Dialysis Clinic. physicians.ucdavis.edu
- Medical school and training
- She earned her MD magna cum laude from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2011 and completed her nephrology fellowship at UC Davis School of Medicine from 2018 to 2020. physicians.ucdavis.edu
- Extra glomerular disease training
- She completed a Glomerular Disease Fellowship with the Glomerular Disease Study and Trial Consortium (GlomCon) in 2020-2021, after an internal medicine residency and chief resident year in Peoria, Illinois. doximity.com
- Medical journal editor
- She is Editor-in-Chief of GlomCon Publications and a faculty advisor to the GlomCon Fellowship Education Committee. pubs.glomcon.org
- Professional society memberships
- Her profile lists membership in the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Nephrology (as a Fellow, FASN), the International Society of Glomerular Diseases, and the National Kidney Foundation. physicians.ucdavis.edu
- Where she sees patients
- An insurer directory lists practice addresses at 4860 Y St, Sacramento, CA 95817 and 9390 Big Horn Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95758, with a hospital affiliation at UC Davis Medical Center. phppd.providence.org
- Industry payments on record
- CMS Open Payments lists $18,061.51 across 55 records from 2021 to 2025, led by Travere Therapeutics ($9,678.81), Calliditas Therapeutics ($3,311.98), and Novartis ($3,203.59). openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- She announced nephrology board certification through the American Board of Internal Medicine in a January 2021 post on her own X account. Current certification status could not be confirmed on an independent ABIM or ABMS verification page during this research. x.com
- Several of the companies that appear in her Open Payments records, including Travere, Calliditas, Aurinia, and Novartis, make or develop drugs for the kidney conditions she treats and studies, such as IgA nephropathy and lupus nephritis. Such payments are common and legal, and the records do not show any finding of wrongdoing. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$18,062
55 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $356 |
| 2023 | $2,733 |
| 2024 | $12,356 |
| 2025 | $2,617 |
Top payers
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$9,679
- CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC.$3,312
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$3,204
- Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.$1,139
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$246
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$7,833
- Food and Beverage$3,971
- Travel and Lodging$3,302
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2,850
- Education$106
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
UC Davis Health
4150 V St Ste 3500
Sacramento, CA 95817
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