Ravishankar V. Kalaga, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Watertown, SD
Ravishankar V. Kalaga, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Watertown, South Dakota, and NPI 1174685515, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 9527, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ravishankar V. Kalaga
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 9527 SD
E-9510 AR
22045 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 9TH Ave NW, Watertown, SD 57201
- Phone
- (605) 882-7000
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2025
- Fax
- (605) 882-7607
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220715002194); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 401 9TH Ave NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ravishankar V. Kalaga in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 9527Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,430 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate173 claims
- Eliquis116 claims
- Losartan Potassium103 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate99 claims
- Lisinopril90 claims
- Carvedilol83 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: $753.08
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Prairie Lakes Health Care System IncWatertown, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 16 interventional cardiology physician records in South Dakota.
Other interventional cardiology physician records in South Dakota
- Raymond Allen, MDSioux Falls, SD1396733705
- Joseph Elliott, M.D.Watertown, SD1669850269
- Michael Fenster, MDWatertown, SD1720068471
- Susheel Gundewar, M.D.Aberdeen, SD1639364581
- Sean Halligan, MDSioux Falls, SD1174504658
- Salem Maaliki, MDWatertown, SD1013129865
- Tarek Mahrous, MDSioux Falls, SD1225046436
- Marian Petrasko, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1881699965
- Jeremy Scott, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1629045828
- Adam Stys, MDSioux Falls, SD1083656821
Common questions
What is Ravishankar V. Kalaga, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ravishankar V. Kalaga, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174685515, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ravishankar V. Kalaga, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 9TH Ave NW, Watertown, SD, 57201. Phone: (605) 882-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ravishankar V. Kalaga, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 9527, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ravishankar V. Kalaga, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ravishankar V. Kalaga, M.D. had 1,430 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.