Kai Y. Chin, DO
Nephrology Physician · Reno, NV
Kai Y. Chin, DO is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1427469402, issued on May 13, 2014. Check the license (Nevada DO2133, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kai Y. Chin
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- DO2133 NV
BP10058973 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5437 Kietzke LN, Reno, NV 89511
- Phone
- (775) 322-4550
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2024
- Fax
- (775) 322-4956
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230803003968); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 125 in Nevada → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5437 Kietzke LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shiva Adham, NPNurse Practitioner1003488214
- Andres Adrianza Pacheco, MDInfectious Disease Physician1750841169
- Radhika Arya, MDInfectious Disease Physician1215597547
- Eric Bendixen, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1811458235
- Jennifer Bickford, APRNNurse Practitioner1992133060
- Christine Burns, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1700902012
Verify Kai Y. Chin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO2133Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide38 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
- Lisinopril23 claims
- Losartan Potassium22 claims
- Farxiga21 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl17 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: $751.22
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Oneill Clark Narvarte And Vicks A Professional CorporationReno, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kai Y. Chin among 125 nephrology physician records in Nevada
Kai Y. Chin, DO is one of 125 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2000 among the 106 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 26% 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 Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Nevada
There are 125 nephrology physician records in Nevada.
All 125 in Nevada → Every provider in Reno → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Clark, M.D.Reno, NV 895111821106709
- Soni Dhanireddy, M.D.Reno, NV 895111023214491
- Arika Gupta, M.D.Reno, NV 895111831171735
- Javier Narvarte, M.D.Reno, NV 895111326156134
- Bill Oneill, M.D.Reno, NV 895111699878132
- Jusmin Patel, M.D.Reno, NV 895111518259647
- Robert Quigley, DOReno, NV 895111104907674
- Ridhmi Rajapakse, M.DReno, NV 895111356669766
Common questions
What is Kai Y. Chin, DO's NPI number?
Kai Y. Chin, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427469402, issued on May 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kai Y. Chin, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5437 Kietzke LN, Reno, NV, 89511. Phone: (775) 322-4550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kai Y. Chin, DO's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number DO2133, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kai Y. Chin, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kai Y. Chin, DO had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 115 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.