Los Angeles – September 24, 2026 -- MDpanel, one of the largest providers of expert medical opinions in the United States, has appointed Manish Nariwal as Chief Operating Officer and Jim Andrews as Chief Client Officer, both reporting to Chairman and CEO Jason Erdell.
Nariwal takes charge of enterprise operations across QME and IME business lines
Nariwal, who joined MDpanel in July 2026, will lead the company's Qualified Medical Evaluation (QME) and Independent Medical Examination (IME) operations, with a mandate to advance the technology platform that MDpanel says removes nearly all administrative burden from physicians and clients. He previously spent three years as Chief Operating Officer of Ontellus, a records retrieval and claims intelligence firm, where he consolidated multiple acquired businesses onto shared operating platforms. Before that, he held senior operations and product technology roles over seven years at First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), a global background screening provider.
Andrews steps in to manage carrier, TPA and government client relationships nationally
Andrews joins from mea, where he served as CEO, Americas, and takes responsibility for MDpanel's client organization, covering carriers, third-party administrators, state and local governments, and attorneys across the country. He previously contributed to the growth of Carpe Data, a predictive analytics company serving property and casualty carriers, leading revenue and customer-facing functions in direct engagement with carrier claims and underwriting leadership.
MDpanel scales medical opinion delivery across the U.S. and Canada
Since 2023, MDpanel has combined and modernized several established medical opinion providers under a single technology platform, now supporting hundreds of thousands of medical opinion deliveries annually across the United States and Canada through its healthcare professional network. CEO Jason Erdell said the sector's supporting processes and infrastructure "have remained stagnant for decades,