Akshey Kumar Gupta, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Lafayette, LA
Akshey Kumar Gupta, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1245249887, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 017033, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akshey Kumar Gupta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 017033 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 W Saint Mary Blvd, Lafayette, LA 70506
- Phone
- (337) 233-6593
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2024
- Fax
- (337) 235-1032
- Medicaid ID
- 1347663 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060217000268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 300 W Saint Mary Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mindy Daigle, M.S.N., APRN-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1285951749
- Federico Del Toro, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1932118445
- Nadia Elsayed, APRN, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1821314659
- Spencer Hatch, DONephrology Physician1518321496
- Precious HodgesAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1841593464
- Maximo Lamarche, M.D.Nephrology Physician1003852567
Verify Akshey Kumar Gupta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 017033Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
4,182 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide271 claims
- Losartan Potassium238 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate209 claims
- Allopurinol199 claims
- Farxiga159 claims
- Doxazosin Mesylate148 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $905.45
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Akebia Therapeutics Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Acadiana Renal Physicians AmcLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akshey Kumar Gupta among 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana
Akshey Kumar Gupta, M.D. is one of 219 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 2001 among the 172 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana.
All 219 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Blalock, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061124037726
- Roderick Clark, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061225066939
- Spencer Hatch, DOLafayette, LA 705061518321496
- Maximo Lamarche, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061003852567
- Alfonso Lebron-Berges, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061821034778
- Juan Zeik, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061275569485
- Shamir Hasan, DOLafayette, LA 705081639597750
- Bader Kfoury, M.DLafayette, LA 705081518349919
Common questions
What is Akshey Kumar Gupta, M.D.'s NPI number?
Akshey Kumar Gupta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245249887, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akshey Kumar Gupta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 W Saint Mary Blvd, Lafayette, LA, 70506. Phone: (337) 233-6593. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akshey Kumar Gupta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 017033, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akshey Kumar Gupta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akshey Kumar Gupta, M.D. had 4,182 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.