Lakshmi Kartha, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Louisville, KY
Lakshmi Kartha, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1366732778, issued on Apr 19, 2011. Check the license (Kentucky 48365, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lakshmi Kartha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 48365 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 E Chestnut St Unit 690, Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone
- (502) 588-4710
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150827002957); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 401 E Chestnut St Unit 690
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shawnda Alexander, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1831403443
- Sravya Brahmandam, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1295197663
- Megan Bramlett, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1558021295
- Elizabeth Burckardt, ARNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1386843233
- Dawn Caster, M.D.Nephrology Physician1659402287
- Sarah Combs, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1700690872
Verify Lakshmi Kartha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 48365Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
113 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta22 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa15 claims
- Symbicort14 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): 73.2 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: $461.90
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was United Therapeutics Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- University OF Louisville Physicians IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lakshmi Kartha among 235 pulmonary disease physician records in Kentucky
Lakshmi Kartha, MD is one of 235 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 235 pulmonary disease physician records in Kentucky.
All 235 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Chamberlain, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021578595450
- Sonia Compton, MDLouisville, KY 402021255544342
- Juan Guardiola, MDLouisville, KY 402021881676880
- Nuzhat Hasan, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021730167230
- Jason Kelley, MDLouisville, KY 402021205818218
- Zaka Khan, MDLouisville, KY 402021205872405
- John McConnell, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021902831761
- Josephine Mei, MDLouisville, KY 402021700815586
Common questions
What is Lakshmi Kartha, MD's NPI number?
Lakshmi Kartha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366732778, issued on Apr 19, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lakshmi Kartha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 E Chestnut St Unit 690, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 588-4710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lakshmi Kartha, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 48365, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lakshmi Kartha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lakshmi Kartha, MD had 113 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lakshmi Kartha, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 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.