Lakshmi Kannan, MD
Nephrology Physician · Charlottesville, VA
Lakshmi Kannan, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Charlottesville, Virginia, and NPI 1598117368, issued on Jul 5, 2016. Check the license on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lakshmi Kannan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 54641 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Martha Jefferson Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22911
- Phone
- (434) 654-5260
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2024
- Fax
- (844) 340-9731
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241230003247); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 Martha Jefferson Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Navon Allen, DNAPCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1740870864
- Mark Anderson, M.D., M.SC.Urology Physician1922156181
- Francis Ansa, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1255427944
- Elizabeth Argenbright, PA-CPhysician Assistant1245620509
- Deveryn Bailey, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174094114
Verify Lakshmi Kannan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
688 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate92 claims
- Calcitriol71 claims
- Bumetanide50 claims
- Losartan Potassium50 claims
- Potassium Chloride45 claims
- Lisinopril39 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): 86.9 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: $1,705.64
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. 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
- Martha Jefferson Medical Group LLCCharlottesville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lakshmi Kannan among 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia
Lakshmi Kannan, MD is one of 327 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2016, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 242 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia.
All 327 in Virginia → Every provider in Charlottesville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nadia Alqurini, MDCharlottesville, VA 229111255852281
- Uta Erdbruegger, MDCharlottesville, VA 229111659519932
- Kevin McConnell, MDCharlottesville, VA 229111225018294
- Amanda Renaghan, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229111770858847
- Rasheed Balogun, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229081760511711
- Warren Bolton, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229081003943226
- Brendan Bowman, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229081811156649
- Czarina Faldu, MD, MPHCharlottesville, VA 229081114506334
Common questions
What is Lakshmi Kannan, MD's NPI number?
Lakshmi Kannan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598117368, issued on Jul 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lakshmi Kannan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Martha Jefferson Dr, Charlottesville, VA, 22911. Phone: (434) 654-5260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lakshmi Kannan, MD's license?
Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lakshmi Kannan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lakshmi Kannan, MD had 688 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lakshmi Kannan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.9 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.