Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Vishal Kukkar, M.D

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · New Orleans, LA

Vishal Kukkar, M.D is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1164976601, issued on Aug 13, 2016. Check the license on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1164976601
Name
Vishal Kukkar
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
Practice location
1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
Phone
(504) 842-3000
Enumerated
Aug 13, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1514 Jefferson Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alyson Abbas, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1568608909
  2. Ahmed AbdallahNephrology Physician1396449401
  3. Mohammed Abdelsalam, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922740190
  4. Freddy Abi-Samra, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1346207354
  5. Fiyinfoluwa Abraham, MDGastroenterology Physician1487141636
  6. Tunde AbubakarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487357307

Verify Vishal Kukkar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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The Medicare quality score for 2023: 89.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Medical Foundation IncMeridian, MS
  2. Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 451 diagnostic radiology physician records in Louisiana.

Other diagnostic radiology physician records in Louisiana

  1. Ralph Abraham, MDWinnsboro, LA1639346174
  2. Allen Acomb, M.D.Lafayette, LA1417275793
  3. Peter Agomuo, M.DLafayette, LA1245236413
  4. Tahir AhmadShreveport, LA1013521509
  5. Chaitanya Ahuja, M.D.Shreveport, LA1700076494
  6. Aya Al Asfari, MDShreveport, LA1619396702
  7. Jose Alba, MDShreveport, LA1053370023
  8. David Alleva, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1366465080
  9. Michael Alline, M.D.Marrero, LA1740238385
  10. Ibrahim Alshahrouri, M.DLake Charles, LA1396186367

Common questions

What is Vishal Kukkar, M.D's NPI number?

Vishal Kukkar, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164976601, issued on Aug 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vishal Kukkar, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vishal Kukkar, M.D's license?

Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Vishal Kukkar, M.D's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.