Sharan Kumar Kanakiriya
Nephrology Physician · Kingsport, TN
Sharan Kumar Kanakiriya is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1558303347, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 58007, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sharan Kumar Kanakiriya
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 58007 TN
43405 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2033 Meadowview LN Ste 110, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Phone
- (423) 343-7801
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 343-7802
- Medicaid ID
- 732670000 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190201001696); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sharan Kumar Kanakiriya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 58007Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,985 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone220 claims
- Furosemide195 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate190 claims
- Losartan Potassium125 claims
- Torsemide100 claims
- Lisinopril96 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: $62.01
4 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
- Holston Medical Group PCKingsport, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sharan Kumar Kanakiriya among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee
Sharan Kumar Kanakiriya is one of 266 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 44% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.
All 266 in Tennessee → Every provider in Kingsport → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Abdel Massih, MDKingsport, TN 376601508381120
- Abrar Ahmad, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601376534305
- Steven Butler, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601174514228
- Sathiyendran Poobalasingham, MDKingsport, TN 376601639210222
- Tapasi Saha, MDKingsport, TN 376601932180098
- Duc Vu, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601770573172
- Terrence O'Neil, MDMountain Home, TN 376841790893071
- Douglass Green, MDBristol, TN 376201871590166
Common questions
What is Sharan Kumar Kanakiriya's NPI number?
Sharan Kumar Kanakiriya's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558303347, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sharan Kumar Kanakiriya located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2033 Meadowview LN Ste 110, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 343-7801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sharan Kumar Kanakiriya's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 58007, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sharan Kumar Kanakiriya prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sharan Kumar Kanakiriya had 1,985 Medicare Part D claims for 451 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.