What is Nithin Karakala's specialty?

Nithin Karakala (NPI 1639356827) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Little Rock, AR.

Where does Nithin Karakala practice?

Nithin Karakala practices in Little Rock, AR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639356827.

How much does Medicare pay Nithin Karakala?

Nithin Karakala (NPI 1639356827) received approximately $61K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 236 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639356827

Nithin KarakalaMD

NephrologyLittle Rock, ARI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

388

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

634

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$59K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 60 Nephrology providers in AR — below median (cohort median 1,585).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

376

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

6.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Torsemide48 claims

Losartan Potassium38 claims

Lisinopril33 claims

Furosemide30 claims

Allopurinol26 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$75

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$75

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$75

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nithin Karakala'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). 43 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	241	2,174
James Ravenel Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	72	205
DIALYSIS CLINIC INC.	47	764
Charleston County Government Ambulance Service Provider · North Charleston, SC	40	174
Bhavna Bhasin-Chhabra Nephrology · Scottsdale, AZ	40	123
Philip Costello Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	38	139
David Gregg Cardiology · Charleston, SC	38	97
NPI 1285742221	35	105
NPI 1457469306	33	67
Stephen Schabel Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	31	181
Eric Powers Interventional Cardiology · Charleston, SC	30	99
Milos Budisavjevic Nephrology · Charleston, SC	29	297

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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