Vivek Nadkarni, M.D
Nephrology Physician · Elyria, OH
Vivek Nadkarni, M.D is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Elyria, Ohio, and NPI 1598791238, issued on Jun 24, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 86142, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vivek Nadkarni
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 86142 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1170 E Broad St, Elyria, OH 44035
- Phone
- (440) 323-3574
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (440) 323-3552
- Medicaid ID
- 2582647 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050523001166); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1170 E Broad St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ahmed Fawzy, M.DNephrology Physician1285664607
- David Hintz, DPM INCPodiatrist1619078755
Verify Vivek Nadkarni in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 86142Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,700 Medicare Part D claims for 392 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate219 claims
- Calcitriol191 claims
- Torsemide156 claims
- Losartan Potassium154 claims
- Carvedilol150 claims
- Lisinopril105 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $547.20
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products 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
- North Coast Nephrology IncAmherst, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Ohio
There are 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio.
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- Akinfemi Afolabi, M.D.Oregon, OH1992782965
- Anil Agarwal, M.D.Columbus, OH1639115413
- Sonalika Agarwal, M.D.Toledo, OH1366889131
Common questions
What is Vivek Nadkarni, M.D's NPI number?
Vivek Nadkarni, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598791238, issued on Jun 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vivek Nadkarni, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1170 E Broad St, Elyria, OH, 44035. Phone: (440) 323-3574. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vivek Nadkarni, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 86142, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vivek Nadkarni, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vivek Nadkarni, M.D had 2,700 Medicare Part D claims for 392 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vivek Nadkarni, M.D's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.