Nishkarsh Saxena, MD
Nephrology Physician · Fresno, CA
Nishkarsh Saxena, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1548524408, issued on Jun 26, 2012. Check the license (California A167086, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nishkarsh Saxena
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A167086 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 568 E Herndon Ave Ste 201, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 228-6600
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 226-3709
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200717003229); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 568 E Herndon Ave Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nishkarsh Saxena in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A167086Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,647 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol226 claims
- Veltassa150 claims
- Losartan Potassium131 claims
- Farxiga126 claims
- Furosemide115 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate109 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,777.80
74 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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
- The Nephrology Group IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nishkarsh Saxena, MD's NPI number?
Nishkarsh Saxena, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548524408, issued on Jun 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nishkarsh Saxena, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 568 E Herndon Ave Ste 201, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 228-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nishkarsh Saxena, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A167086, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nishkarsh Saxena, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nishkarsh Saxena, MD had 2,647 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.