Kantha Ratnam Kolla, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Kantha Ratnam Kolla, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1255891586, issued on Mar 22, 2019. Check the license (Louisiana 329926, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kantha Ratnam Kolla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 329926 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17000 Medical Center Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70816
- Phone
- (225) 752-2470
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2022
- Fax
- (225) 755-4998
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220913001213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 17000 Medical Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ashlyn Bergeron, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1144545963
- Joan Broussard, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1043763022
Verify Kantha Ratnam Kolla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 329926Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
482 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide36 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass29 claims
- Azithromycin24 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl20 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): 91.2 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: $122.09
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Mayfair Physician Services, LLCLuling, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kantha Ratnam Kolla among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Kantha Ratnam Kolla, MD is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
256 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
They are 256 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Kantha Ratnam Kolla, MD's NPI number?
Kantha Ratnam Kolla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255891586, issued on Mar 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kantha Ratnam Kolla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17000 Medical Center Dr, Baton Rouge, LA, 70816. Phone: (225) 752-2470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kantha Ratnam Kolla, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 329926, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kantha Ratnam Kolla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kantha Ratnam Kolla, MD had 482 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kantha Ratnam Kolla, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.2 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.