Ramprasad Kandavar, MD
Nephrology Physician · New Orleans, LA
Ramprasad Kandavar, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1669558920, issued on Oct 30, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.201168, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramprasad Kandavar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- MD.201168 LA
201168 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 988-2300
- Enumerated
- Oct 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 988-7144
- Medicaid ID
- 1408409 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070507000336); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1415 Tulane Avenue
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anna Kiefer, REGISTERED DIETITIANRegistered Dietitian1437793031
- Ronny Tan, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841632619
Verify Ramprasad Kandavar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.201168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,185 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Nifedipine Er233 claims
- Calcitriol159 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl120 claims
- Furosemide58 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate55 claims
- Losartan Potassium48 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $535.01
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists,llcMonroe, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramprasad Kandavar among 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana
Ramprasad Kandavar, MD is one of 219 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2001 among the 172 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana.
All 219 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arnold Alper, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121477509107
- Vecihi Batuman, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121528159670
- Lotuce Hamm, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121467543520
- Timothy Hammond, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121750476024
- Robert Hoover, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121255492088
- Myra Kleinpeter, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121184717498
- N Kevin Krane, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121740373950
- Rajesh Mohandas, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121275642837
Common questions
What is Ramprasad Kandavar, MD's NPI number?
Ramprasad Kandavar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669558920, issued on Oct 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramprasad Kandavar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 988-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramprasad Kandavar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.201168, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ramprasad Kandavar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramprasad Kandavar, MD had 1,185 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ramprasad Kandavar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 of 100. 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.