NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144222142
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

  1. Melissa BaughmanFamily Nurse Practitioner1891936712
  2. David Clark, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1679522924
  3. Thomas Curfman, M.D.Neurology Physician1184621641
  4. Robert Dempsey, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1558567644
  5. Stacey Elwood, NPNurse Practitioner1346682234
  6. Joanne Fox, NPNurse Practitioner1699960583

Verify Kanakapura Venkatakrishna in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Kanakapura Venkatakrishna1,419
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Calcitriol210 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium152 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate116 claims
  4. Carvedilol79 claims
  5. Furosemide76 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Kanakapura Venkatakrishna$504.25
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. 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.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Garima Gupta, MDFort Wayne, IN 468451073729125
  2. Greg Johnson, DOFort Wayne, IN 468451013960269
  3. Irfan MunirFort Wayne, IN 468451073515086
  4. Richard Nielsen, M.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468451619207941
  5. Badal Raval, MDFort Wayne, IN 468451427009653
  6. Mark Rumancik, MDFort Wayne, IN 468451467454470
  7. Mohammad Ali Al Mahdawi, M.DFort Wayne, IN 468041992236749
  8. 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.