Sandesh Kumar Joshi, M.D
Nephrology Physician · Rockville, MD
Sandesh Kumar Joshi, M.D is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Rockville, Maryland, and NPI 1861704710, issued on Jul 8, 2010. Check the license (Maryland D0085615, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sandesh Kumar Joshi
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- D0085615 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 Seven Locks RD # 200A, Rockville, MD 20854
- Phone
- (301) 907-3939
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191105000359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 337 in Maryland → Look up another NPI →
Verify Sandesh Kumar Joshi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0085615Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,117 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium113 claims
- Furosemide103 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate99 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl72 claims
- Lisinopril67 claims
- Farxiga57 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: $657.03
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; 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
- Washington Nephrology Associates LLPAnnapolis, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sandesh Kumar Joshi among 337 nephrology physician records in Maryland
Sandesh Kumar Joshi, M.D is one of 337 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 72% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2001 among the 232 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Maryland
There are 337 nephrology physician records in Maryland.
All 337 in Maryland → Every provider in Rockville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mario Belledonne, M.D.Potomac, MD 208541033129457
- Vikram Doraiswamy, M.D.Rockville, MD 208541427468487
- Susan Ginsberg, MDRockville, MD 208541912974478
- Muhammad Siddiqi, MDRockville, MD 208541679151450
- Stephen Hellman, M.D.Rockville, MD 208521942296926
- Margarita Kullick, MDRockville, MD 208521114999497
- Jeffrey Perlmutter, M.D.Rockville, MD 208521588651889
- Philip Schwartz, M.D.Rockville, MD 208521750389128
Common questions
What is Sandesh Kumar Joshi, M.D's NPI number?
Sandesh Kumar Joshi, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861704710, issued on Jul 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sandesh Kumar Joshi, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Seven Locks RD # 200A, Rockville, MD, 20854. Phone: (301) 907-3939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sandesh Kumar Joshi, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0085615, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sandesh Kumar Joshi, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandesh Kumar Joshi, M.D had 1,117 Medicare Part D claims for 251 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.