Romesh K. Kohli, MD
Nephrology Physician · Buffalo, NY
Romesh K. Kohli, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1730146978, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (New York 121592-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Romesh K. Kohli
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 121592-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 85 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Phone
- (716) 857-8613
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 250-5919
- Medicaid ID
- 00481250 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051109000285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 85 High St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sara AchakzaiHospitalist Physician1487906996
- Amy Albert, RPACPhysician Assistant1497705016
- Dennis AlexAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1396203691
- Elizabeth Allen, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1609423375
- Karyma AlmontaserPhysician Assistant1306594833
- Umeer Ashraf, MDInternal Medicine Physician1336398213
Verify Romesh K. Kohli in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 121592-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,423 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Jardiance329 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium219 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate149 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate148 claims
- Prednisone141 claims
- Calcitriol136 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: $121.33
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, 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
- Buffalo Medical Group, P.C.Buffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Romesh K. Kohli among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Romesh K. Kohli, MD is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 64% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
All 1,049 in New York → Every provider in Buffalo → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
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- James Farry, MDBuffalo, NY 142151174652044
- Mohammed Hamid, MDBuffalo, NY 142151053540492
- Mohammad Faraz Ul Haq, MDBuffalo, NY 142151649685199
- Ernesto Leon Velarde Carreno, M.DBuffalo, NY 142151619402609
- Brian Murray, M.D. , FACPBuffalo, NY 142151497780076
Common questions
What is Romesh K. Kohli, MD's NPI number?
Romesh K. Kohli, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730146978, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Romesh K. Kohli, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 High St, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 857-8613. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Romesh K. Kohli, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 121592-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Romesh K. Kohli, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Romesh K. Kohli, MD had 3,423 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Romesh K. Kohli, MD'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.