NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nephrology Physician in Kentucky

174 NPPES records list nephrology physician with a practice address in Kentucky, 3.8 per 100,000 residents, the 18th highest rate of 51. Louisville and Lexington have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search. Page 4 of 4.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RN0300X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Louisville has the most, 63

  1. Louisville63
  2. Lexington41
  3. Ashland8
  4. Bowling Green8
  5. Edgewood7

Nephrology Physician records in Kentucky

  1. Jennifer Shuemaker, M.D.Bowling Green, KY 421011174784466
  2. Hammad Siddiqui, M.DLexington, KY 405041497205843
  3. Scott Sims, M.D.Bowling Green, KY 421011568425106
  4. Tyler Sims, MDLexington, KY 405081316479009
  5. Albert Smith, MDMorehead, KY 403511114039542
  6. Kurt Sowers, MDHazard, KY 417011467550483
  7. Ummerubab SyedaPikeville, KY 415011245694355
  8. Kavitha Tallapaneni, MDLouisville, KY 402021184620031
  9. Sami Tammo, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021720270838
  10. Bhargavi Tangirala, MDFt Mitchell, KY 410171992005854
  11. Isaac Thomas, M.D.Edgewood, KY 410171881630143
  12. Mansoor Tiwana, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021073718466
  13. Ai Tran, M.D.Florence, KY 410421316149412
  14. Alka Tyagi, D.O.Louisville, KY 402021710411608
  15. Nina Vasavada Panchal, MDLouisville, KY 402021558342592
  16. Radha Venkatramanan, MDHopkinsville, KY 422401972503027
  17. Thomas Waid, MDLexington, KY 405361265446744
  18. Jonathan WebbLexington, KY 405361295998599
  19. Thomas Weiss, DOPikeville, KY 415011245809110
  20. Jonathan Wilkerson, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031235326737
  21. Danny Woo, MDLouisville, KY 402051710989884
  22. Leslie Wood, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021447479456
  23. Jacques Youssef, M.D.Murray, KY 420711699963835
  24. Jia Zhang, D.O.Louisville, KY 402071255625760

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Kentucky ranks 18 of 51 per resident

  1. Ohio4.2
  2. Nevada3.9
  3. Indiana3.9
  4. Kentucky3.8
  5. Texas3.8
  6. Virginia3.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.4.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

174 NPPES records list nephrology physician (207RN0300X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 3.8 per 100,000 residents against 4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Louisville has 63 of them (36%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Connecticut167
  2. Colorado182
  3. Alabama183
  4. Puerto Rico152

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Indiana3.9
  2. Texas3.8
  3. Virginia3.8
  4. Georgia3.8

The largest states

  1. California1,468
  2. Texas1,159
  3. New York1,049
  4. Florida840
  5. Pennsylvania651

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.