Arvind Kakodkar, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · East Chicago, IN
Arvind Kakodkar, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in East Chicago, Indiana, and NPI 1073546776, issued on Jul 8, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01029160A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arvind Kakodkar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 01029160A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3700 Main St, East Chicago, IN 46312
- Phone
- (219) 398-3016
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 100158590 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100903000769); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 3,506 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Verify Arvind Kakodkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01029160ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,130 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 93 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate180 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium123 claims
- Carvedilol120 claims
- Ibuprofen120 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium108 claims
- Furosemide88 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.
Arvind Kakodkar among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana
Arvind Kakodkar, M.D. is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in East Chicago
They are 6 of the 376 NPPES records with a practice address in East Chicago, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Arvind Kakodkar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Arvind Kakodkar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073546776, issued on Jul 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arvind Kakodkar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3700 Main St, East Chicago, IN, 46312. Phone: (219) 398-3016. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arvind Kakodkar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01029160A, 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 Arvind Kakodkar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arvind Kakodkar, M.D. had 3,130 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.