Alexander Yurievich Afanasyev, MD
Nephrology Physician · Louisville, KY
Alexander Yurievich Afanasyev, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1972505030, issued on Jun 2, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 36498, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Yurievich Afanasyev
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 36498 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6400 Dutchmans Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40205
- Phone
- (502) 587-9660
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 450-5615
- Medicaid ID
- 64030448 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120620000515); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6400 Dutchmans Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Pam Chetnik, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1447691985
Verify Alexander Yurievich Afanasyev in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 36498Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,511 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol155 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate138 claims
- Lisinopril124 claims
- Losartan Potassium98 claims
- Furosemide97 claims
- Torsemide94 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: $2,259.80
112 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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
- Nephrology Associates OF Kentuckiana PscNew Albany, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Yurievich Afanasyev among 174 nephrology physician records in Kentucky
Alexander Yurievich Afanasyev, MD is one of 174 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 146 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 64% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 174 nephrology physician records in Kentucky.
All 174 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bruce Chang, MDLouisville, KY 402051780688630
- Richard Cornell, MDLouisville, KY 402051376545327
- William Duff, MDLouisville, KY 402051366446213
- Karen Erbeck, MDLouisville, KY 402051053315853
- John Gleason, MDLouisville, KY 402051215931159
- David Goldstein, MDLouisville, KY 402051083616163
- Patrick Hayden, MDLouisville, KY 402051245234095
- Jennifer Hollon, MDLouisville, KY 402051609870427
Common questions
What is Alexander Yurievich Afanasyev, MD's NPI number?
Alexander Yurievich Afanasyev, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972505030, issued on Jun 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Yurievich Afanasyev, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 Dutchmans Pkwy, Louisville, KY, 40205. Phone: (502) 587-9660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Yurievich Afanasyev, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 36498, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Yurievich Afanasyev, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Yurievich Afanasyev, MD had 1,511 Medicare Part D claims for 279 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.