MDpanel Appoints Manish Nariwal Chief Operating Officer and Jim Andrews Chief Client Officer

The appointments assign enterprise operations to Nariwal and national client relationships to Andrews.

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MDpanel appointed Manish Nariwal chief operating officer and Jim Andrews chief client officer in an announcement dated September 24, 2026.

Nariwal oversees enterprise operations, including the Qualified Medical Evaluation and Independent Medical Examination businesses. Andrews leads the client organization, which manages relationships with carriers, third-party administrators, governments and attorneys. Both report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jason Erdell.

Nariwal joined MDpanel in July 2026. He previously served as chief operating officer at Ontellus and held operations and product technology roles at First Advantage (FA). Andrews previously served as chief executive officer, Americas, at mea and led revenue and customer-facing functions at Carpe Data.

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Manish Nariwal assumes all operating responsibility as Jim Andrews leads the client organization. 

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MDpanel, one of the fastest growing and largest providers of expert medical opinions in the United States, has appointed Manish Nariwal Chief Operating Officer and Jim Andrews Chief Client Officer. Both report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jason Erdell. 

MDpanel is one of the fastest growing and largest providers of expert medical opinions in the United States.

In 2023, MDpanel began to combine and modernize some of the nation's most respected medical opinion providers, most notably through its industry's only comprehensive technology platform which now removes nearly all administrative burden from physicians and clients. Combined, MDpanel supports hundreds of thousands of medical opinion deliveries annually across the United States and Canada, through its vast healthcare professional network. Nariwal leads the company's enterprise operations, including its Qualified Medical Evaluation (QME) and Independent Medical Examination (IME) business lines, with a mandate to continue to innovate the processes and technologies that separate MDpanel from its competitors. Andrews leads the company's client organization, with responsibility for relationships with carriers, third-party administrators, state and local governments, and attorneys nationally. 

"The processes and infrastructure supporting expert medical opinions have remained stagnant for decades; MDpanel is making significant and contemporary investments to drive efficiency, reliability, and quality," said Jason Erdell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MDpanel. "Manish understands how to put technology to work inside complex healthcare and insurance operations. Jim has dedicated his career to serving the insurance industry and has built a proven track record of delivering extraordinary results that meet client expectations. Together, they will materially accelerate our already industry-leading performance." 

Nariwal joined MDpanel in July 2026. He spent the prior three years as Chief Operating Officer of Ontellus, a national records retrieval and claims intelligence company serving the insurance and legal markets, where he consolidated multiple acquired businesses onto shared operating platforms and processes. 

Before Ontellus, Nariwal spent seven years at First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), a global provider of background screening and verification services, where he served as Senior Vice President of Global Operations and later as Senior Vice President of Product Technology. 

Andrews joins MDpanel from mea, where he served as Chief Executive Officer, Americas. Prior to mea, Andrews played a meaningful role in the growth of Carpe Data, a data and predictive analytics company serving property and casualty carriers, where he led the company's revenue and customer-facing functions and worked directly with carrier claims and underwriting leadership. 

About MDpanel 

MDpanel is one of the largest providers of expert medical opinions in the United States. While its foundation is independent and qualified medical evaluations (IME and QME), MDpanel continues to regularly offer its stakeholders innovative new offerings and service lines. For more information, visit mdpanel.com. 

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What responsibilities do Manish Nariwal and Jim Andrews have at MDpanel?

Nariwal leads enterprise operations, including MDpanel's Qualified Medical Evaluation and Independent Medical Examination businesses. Andrews leads the client organization and its relationships with carriers, third-party administrators, state and local governments, and attorneys nationally. Both report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jason Erdell.