Nirisha Kalakada, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Sanford, NC
Nirisha Kalakada, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sanford, North Carolina, and NPI 1760647945, issued on Jul 27, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 02289, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nirisha Kalakada
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 02289 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1411 Greenway CT, Sanford, NC 27330
- Phone
- (919) 292-1878
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231010000049); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nirisha Kalakada in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 02289Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,766 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium325 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate209 claims
- Gabapentin138 claims
- Losartan Potassium130 claims
- Jardiance129 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium128 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): 87.1 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: $345.28
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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 2 group practices
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncSouthern Pines, NC
- Pinehurst Medical Clinic IncSanford, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nirisha Kalakada among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Nirisha Kalakada, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sanford
They are 19 of the 855 NPPES records with a practice address in Sanford, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Nirisha Kalakada, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nirisha Kalakada, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760647945, issued on Jul 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nirisha Kalakada, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 Greenway CT, Sanford, NC, 27330. Phone: (919) 292-1878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nirisha Kalakada, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 02289, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nirisha Kalakada, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nirisha Kalakada, M.D. had 4,766 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nirisha Kalakada, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.