Vinay Kumar Kantamneni, MD
Nephrology Physician · Waterloo, IA
Vinay Kumar Kantamneni, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1508811258, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 32046, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinay Kumar Kantamneni
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 32046 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1753 W Ridgeway Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701
- Phone
- (319) 833-5940
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2022
- Fax
- (319) 833-5941
- Medicaid ID
- 0157628 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090708000077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1753 W Ridgeway Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Robin Farley, OPA-C, SA-CSurgical Assistant1942606868
- Brian Gerrelts, MDSurgery Physician1003869397
Verify Vinay Kumar Kantamneni in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 32046Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,603 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide210 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate94 claims
- Lisinopril86 claims
- Potassium Chloride77 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl68 claims
- Losartan Potassium47 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: $52.99
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mylan Specialty L.P. 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
- Cedar Valley Medical Specialists PCWaterloo, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vinay Kumar Kantamneni among 92 nephrology physician records in Iowa
Vinay Kumar Kantamneni, MD is one of 92 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 84% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 67 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Iowa
There are 92 nephrology physician records in Iowa.
All 92 in Iowa → Every provider in Waterloo → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tarek Daoud, MDWaterloo, IA 507011780638171
- Cristina Pasarin, M.D.Waterloo, IA 507021801838354
- Michael Slavin, DOWaterloo, IA 507021194753806
- Michael Lee, MDFort Dodge, IA 505011407828718
- Mark Hong, M.DMason City, IA 504011982048286
- Arsalan Alvi, MDDes Moines, IA 503141972099570
- Prem Chandran, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141518969104
- Patrick Chua, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141043487937
Common questions
What is Vinay Kumar Kantamneni, MD's NPI number?
Vinay Kumar Kantamneni, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508811258, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinay Kumar Kantamneni, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1753 W Ridgeway Ave, Waterloo, IA, 50701. Phone: (319) 833-5940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinay Kumar Kantamneni, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 32046, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vinay Kumar Kantamneni, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinay Kumar Kantamneni, MD had 1,603 Medicare Part D claims for 391 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.