Amit Kakkar, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · East Chicago, IN
Amit Kakkar, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in East Chicago, Indiana, and NPI 1144489048, issued on Jun 5, 2008. Check the license (Indiana 01085939A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amit Kakkar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 01085939A IN
275238 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4320 Fir St, East Chicago, IN 46312
- Phone
- (219) 392-7992
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 392-7987
- Medicaid ID
- 300050797 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210604001223); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Morehouse School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest interventional cardiology physician records → All 184 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4320 Fir St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Samer Abbas, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1568481182
- Constance Adams, MS RN CCNS CCRNClinical Nurse Specialist1972821643
- Carol Budgin, CNSCritical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist1912056482
- Lana Glorioso, NPNurse Practitioner1598476160
- Rajaraman Iyer, MDPediatrics Physician1538150842
- Jessica Rayner, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1679000525
Verify Amit Kakkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01085939ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,767 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium177 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate175 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate159 claims
- Clopidogrel125 claims
- Entresto111 claims
- Furosemide108 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: $2,232.69
67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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 2 group practices
- 219 Health Network IncEast Chicago, IN
- Community Care Network IncEast Chicago, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amit Kakkar among 184 interventional cardiology physician records in Indiana
Amit Kakkar, MD is one of 184 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2002 among the 162 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 interventional cardiology physician records list a practice address in East Chicago
They are 4 of the 376 NPPES records with a practice address in East Chicago, and 184 interventional cardiology physician records in Indiana.
All 184 in Indiana → Every provider in East Chicago → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samer Abbas, MDEast Chicago, IN 463121568481182
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- Arif Khalil, M.D.East Chicago, IN 463121619951290
- C Smith, DODyer, IN 463111083699193
- Islam Badawy, DOCrown Point, IN 463071922425453
- Boris Sagalovsky, M.D.Crown Point, IN 463071073510087
- Shashidhar Divakaruni, M.D.Munster, IN 463211902936578
- Anuradha Divakaruni, M.D.Munster, IN 463211902936586
Common questions
What is Amit Kakkar, MD's NPI number?
Amit Kakkar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144489048, issued on Jun 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amit Kakkar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4320 Fir St, East Chicago, IN, 46312. Phone: (219) 392-7992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amit Kakkar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01085939A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amit Kakkar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amit Kakkar, MD had 1,767 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.