What is Praful Kelkar's specialty?

Praful Kelkar (NPI 1588656417) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Golden Valley, MN.

Where does Praful Kelkar practice?

Praful Kelkar practices in Golden Valley, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1588656417.

How much does Medicare pay Praful Kelkar?

Praful Kelkar (NPI 1588656417) received approximately $1.4M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 207 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1588656417

Praful KelkarM.D.

PRACTICEUS NEUROSURGERY ASSOCIATES, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

NeurologyGolden Valley, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

284

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

7,516

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$65K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 380 Neurology providers in MN — top quintile (cohort median 380).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

900

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$37K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Carbidopa/Levodopa109 claims

Gabapentin91 claims

Tizanidine Hcl63 claims

Primidone62 claims

Baclofen45 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.4

Quality

84.1

Cost

83.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.73%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$66

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$66

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$66

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Praful Kelkar's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 2 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1083760789	22	46
MAPLE GROVE HOSPITAL CORPORATION	11	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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