Janak Talwalkar, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lexington, KY
Janak Talwalkar, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1407805070, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Janak Talwalkar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- Practice location
- 1760 Nicholasville RD Ste 101, Lexington, KY 40503
- Phone
- (859) 899-7950
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1760 Nicholasville RD Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Janak Talwalkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical LicensureCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
635 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 265 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl143 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl98 claims
- Tramadol Hcl81 claims
- Amoxicillin40 claims
- Ibuprofen38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 95.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $183.76
8 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Innovation Technologies Inc. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 341 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky.
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- James Akin, MDProspect, KY1851384150
- Sreenivasa Alla, M.D.Jackson, KY1972735025
- Victor Anciano Granadillo, MDLouisville, KY1841686995
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Common questions
What is Janak Talwalkar, MD's NPI number?
Janak Talwalkar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407805070, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Janak Talwalkar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1760 Nicholasville RD Ste 101, Lexington, KY, 40503. Phone: (859) 899-7950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Janak Talwalkar, MD's license?
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 Janak Talwalkar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Janak Talwalkar, MD had 635 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Janak Talwalkar, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.