Krishna Chaitanya Keri, MD
Nephrology Physician · Gadsden, AL
Krishna Chaitanya Keri, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1285947473, issued on Jul 16, 2010. Check the license (Alabama MD.40951, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krishna Chaitanya Keri
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- MD.40951 AL
P25848 MD
56880 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1026 Goodyear Ave Ste 302B, Gadsden, AL 35903
- Phone
- (256) 485-0899
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2025
- Fax
- (866) 265-9563
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200804002852); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1026 Goodyear Ave Ste 302B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Krishna Chaitanya Keri in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.40951Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,742 Medicare Part D claims for 730 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
- Furosemide364 claims
- Calcitriol283 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate156 claims
- Losartan Potassium154 claims
- Potassium Chloride152 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide108 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lifehealth PCGadsden, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Krishna Chaitanya Keri among 183 nephrology physician records in Alabama
Krishna Chaitanya Keri, MD is one of 183 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2010, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 143 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 183 nephrology physician records in Alabama.
All 183 in Alabama → Every provider in Gadsden → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu, M.DGadsden, AL 359031629264510
- Elizabeth Chua, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031134117872
- David Corbin, MDGadsden, AL 359031689162778
- Frank Scott, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031508804733
- Etagbo Eta, M.DGadsden, AL 359011487974630
- Edward Hwang, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011548244098
- Mitul Patel, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358111215233192
- David Bains, MDHuntsville, AL 358051447419288
Common questions
What is Krishna Chaitanya Keri, MD's NPI number?
Krishna Chaitanya Keri, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285947473, issued on Jul 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krishna Chaitanya Keri, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1026 Goodyear Ave Ste 302B, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (256) 485-0899. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krishna Chaitanya Keri, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.40951, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Krishna Chaitanya Keri, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krishna Chaitanya Keri, MD had 2,742 Medicare Part D claims for 730 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Krishna Chaitanya Keri, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.