Vikash Kumar Sinha, MD
Nephrology Physician · Merrillville, IN
Vikash Kumar Sinha, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1740628726, issued on Jun 12, 2013. Check the license (Indiana 01074975A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vikash Kumar Sinha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 01074975A IN
036132987 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 757 E 81St Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 472-0379
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150617000598); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 757 E 81St Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vikash Kumar Sinha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01074975ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,020 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide243 claims
- Carvedilol165 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl154 claims
- Allopurinol147 claims
- Farxiga130 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate129 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $216.41
6 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 one group practice
- Kidney Care Center Merrillville LLCChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vikash Kumar Sinha among 265 nephrology physician records in Indiana
Vikash Kumar Sinha, MD is one of 265 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2000 among the 200 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 29% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 nephrology physician records list a practice address in Merrillville
They are 19 of the 1,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrillville, and 265 nephrology physician records in Indiana.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maher Ajam, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101548265135
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- Saurabh Chawla, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101528137411
- Kenneth Choi, MDMerrillville, IN 464101619098571
- Rafael Fletes, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101952306466
- Sandra Gadson, MDMerrillville, IN 464101841297348
- Thomas Golubski, MDMerrillville, IN 464101639176118
- Ali Kheirbek, MDMerrillville, IN 464101174520415
Common questions
What is Vikash Kumar Sinha, MD's NPI number?
Vikash Kumar Sinha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740628726, issued on Jun 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vikash Kumar Sinha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 757 E 81St Ave, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 472-0379. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vikash Kumar Sinha, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01074975A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vikash Kumar Sinha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vikash Kumar Sinha, MD had 3,020 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vikash Kumar Sinha, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.8 of 100. 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.