Gaurav Rajashekar, MD
Nephrology Physician · Louisville, KY
Gaurav Rajashekar, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1730600875, issued on Jun 29, 2017. Check the license (Kentucky 57592, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gaurav Rajashekar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 57592 KY
2020011731 MO
BP10060419 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 220 Abraham Flexner Way FL 3, Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone
- (502) 587-4358
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2017
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230412002030); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 220 Abraham Flexner Way FL 3
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lauren CherrierPharmacist1225557770
- Ashwini Pujari, MDNephrology Physician1568015311
- Leigh Schnell, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1457065799
- Michael Schoech, M.D.Transplant Hepatology Physician1124237086
Verify Gaurav Rajashekar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 57592Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
858 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone83 claims
- Carvedilol75 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate34 claims
- Famotidine34 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium34 claims
- Cephalexin32 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $683.05
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products 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
- University OF Louisville Physicians IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 174 nephrology physician records in Kentucky.
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- Kenneth Afenya, M.D.Lexington, KY1558593210
- Hafiz Ahmad, MDDanville, KY1124011143
- Sadiq Ahmed, M.D.Lexington, KY1912920679
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- Timi Akins, MDMadisonville, KY1023099561
- Yaser Al-Solaiman, MDLouisville, KY1922271089
Common questions
What is Gaurav Rajashekar, MD's NPI number?
Gaurav Rajashekar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730600875, issued on Jun 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gaurav Rajashekar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 Abraham Flexner Way FL 3, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 587-4358. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gaurav Rajashekar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 57592, 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 Gaurav Rajashekar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gaurav Rajashekar, MD had 858 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gaurav Rajashekar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.