Vikyath Prakash, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Dallas, TX
Vikyath Prakash, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1255665402, issued on Sep 21, 2009. Check the license (Texas P9696, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vikyath Prakash
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- P9696 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3571 W Wheatland RD Ste 101, Dallas, TX 75237
- Phone
- (972) 274-5555
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 274-5663
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191113001186); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3571 W Wheatland RD Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ajay Kallam, MDNephrology Physician1306003124
Verify Vikyath Prakash in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P9696Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,249 Medicare Part D claims for 349 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium237 claims
- Torsemide188 claims
- Spironolactone174 claims
- Carvedilol133 claims
- Farxiga116 claims
- Nifedipine Er104 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: $821.72
35 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
- Dallas Renal Group, P.A.Lawton, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vikyath Prakash among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Vikyath Prakash, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 47% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Muhammad Chaudhry, MDDallas, TX 752371912191545
- Ammar Haque, M.D.Dallas, TX 752371487859823
- Ajay Kallam, MDDallas, TX 752371306003124
- Apurva Lapsiwala, MDDallas, TX 752371841200391
- Parin Makadia, MDDallas, TX 752371649475351
- Suresh Margassery, MDDallas, TX 752371962431890
Common questions
What is Vikyath Prakash, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vikyath Prakash, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255665402, issued on Sep 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vikyath Prakash, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3571 W Wheatland RD Ste 101, Dallas, TX, 75237. Phone: (972) 274-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vikyath Prakash, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P9696, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vikyath Prakash, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vikyath Prakash, M.D. had 2,249 Medicare Part D claims for 349 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.