Veena Kalmanje Acharya, MD
Nephrology Physician · Bel Air, MD
Veena Kalmanje Acharya, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Bel Air, Maryland, and NPI 1285842211, issued on May 21, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D0072205, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Veena Kalmanje Acharya
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- D0072205 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 Upper Chesapeake Dr, Bel Air, MD 21014
- Phone
- (443) 643-4680
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (443) 643-4692
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110726000440); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Veena Kalmanje Acharya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0072205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,123 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prosol141 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate69 claims
- Furosemide66 claims
- Calcitriol55 claims
- Lisinopril53 claims
- Nifedipine Er53 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: $327.01
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 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 2 group practices
- Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
- Nephrology Center OF Maryland, PAFallston, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Veena Kalmanje Acharya among 337 nephrology physician records in Maryland
Veena Kalmanje Acharya, MD 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 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2001 among the 232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hyung Lim, M.D.Bel Air, MD 210141760480164
- Linda Freilich, M.D., P.A.Bel Air, MD 210151518145010
- Ping-Hsin Chen, M.D.Columbia, MD 210441174521637
- Ajay Kumar, M.D.Columbia, MD 210441922141241
- Jia Liu, M.D.Columbia, MD 210441043282544
- Tin Maung, M.D.Columbia, MD 210441033117908
- Mary Pieprzak, M.D.Columbia, MD 210441326046202
- Misha Varma, MDColumbia, MD 210441346701513
Common questions
What is Veena Kalmanje Acharya, MD's NPI number?
Veena Kalmanje Acharya, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285842211, issued on May 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Veena Kalmanje Acharya, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 Upper Chesapeake Dr, Bel Air, MD, 21014. Phone: (443) 643-4680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Veena Kalmanje Acharya, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0072205, 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 Veena Kalmanje Acharya, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Veena Kalmanje Acharya, MD had 1,123 Medicare Part D claims for 221 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.