Kanakapura Venkatakrishna, MD
Nephrology Physician · Fort Wayne, IN
Kanakapura Venkatakrishna, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and NPI 1144222142, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01045053A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kanakapura Venkatakrishna
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 01045053A IN
35.067919 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11104 Parkview Circle Dr, Fort Wayne, IN 46845
- Phone
- (260) 494-3484
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2022
- Fax
- (260) 969-0188
- Medicaid IDs
- 200093260 IN
100082060 IN
0310587 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101030000157); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11104 Parkview Circle Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melissa BaughmanFamily Nurse Practitioner1891936712
- David Clark, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1679522924
- Thomas Curfman, M.D.Neurology Physician1184621641
- Robert Dempsey, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1558567644
- Stacey Elwood, NPNurse Practitioner1346682234
- Joanne Fox, NPNurse Practitioner1699960583
Verify Kanakapura Venkatakrishna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01045053ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,419 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol210 claims
- Losartan Potassium152 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate116 claims
- Carvedilol79 claims
- Furosemide76 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate44 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: $504.25
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Fresenius USA Marketing, 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
- Nephrology Associates OF Northern Indiana PCFort Wayne, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kanakapura Venkatakrishna among 265 nephrology physician records in Indiana
Kanakapura Venkatakrishna, MD is one of 265 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2000 among the 200 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 29% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Indiana
There are 265 nephrology physician records in Indiana.
All 265 in Indiana → Every provider in Fort Wayne → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Garima Gupta, MDFort Wayne, IN 468451073729125
- Greg Johnson, DOFort Wayne, IN 468451013960269
- Irfan MunirFort Wayne, IN 468451073515086
- Richard Nielsen, M.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468451619207941
- Badal Raval, MDFort Wayne, IN 468451427009653
- Mark Rumancik, MDFort Wayne, IN 468451467454470
- Mohammad Ali Al Mahdawi, M.DFort Wayne, IN 468041992236749
- Awsse Al-Ani, MBBSFort Wayne, IN 468041679033641
Common questions
What is Kanakapura Venkatakrishna, MD's NPI number?
Kanakapura Venkatakrishna, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144222142, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kanakapura Venkatakrishna, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11104 Parkview Circle Dr, Fort Wayne, IN, 46845. Phone: (260) 494-3484. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kanakapura Venkatakrishna, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01045053A, 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 Kanakapura Venkatakrishna, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kanakapura Venkatakrishna, MD had 1,419 Medicare Part D claims for 284 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.