Raghuveer Kura, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Poplar Bluff, MO
Raghuveer Kura, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and NPI 1285849927, issued on May 14, 2007. Check the license (Missouri 2010017360, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Raghuveer Kura
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 2010017360 MO
062539 GA
MT181651 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2651 Shelby RD, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
- Phone
- (573) 843-8380
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- Fax
- (573) 843-8381
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100902001021); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2651 Shelby RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Raghuveer Kura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2010017360Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,682 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide165 claims
- Jardiance153 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate128 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate66 claims
- Lisinopril66 claims
- Calcitriol51 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $200.04
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Siemens Medical Solutions USA, 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
- St Louis Medical Associates LLCPoplar Bluff, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Raghuveer Kura among 285 nephrology physician records in Missouri
Raghuveer Kura, M.D. is one of 285 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2000 among the 212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 38% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 285 nephrology physician records in Missouri.
All 285 in Missouri → Every provider in Poplar Bluff → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Justin Bain, DOSikeston, MO 638011437369527
- Rajesh Malhotra, M.D.Independence, MO 640551891748547
- Nancy Birenboim, M.D.Independence, MO 640571346239100
- Jonathan Mowrey, MDIndependence, MO 640571659878874
- Narjes Alamri, MDCape Girardeau, MO 637031083110340
- Adil Ghaffar, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031124571948
- Frank Braxton, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637011639120389
- Nada Bader, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641081558649533
Common questions
What is Raghuveer Kura, M.D.'s NPI number?
Raghuveer Kura, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285849927, issued on May 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Raghuveer Kura, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2651 Shelby RD, Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901. Phone: (573) 843-8380. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Raghuveer Kura, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2010017360, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Raghuveer Kura, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Raghuveer Kura, M.D. had 1,682 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Raghuveer Kura, M.D.'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.