What is Nirisha Kalakada's specialty?

Nirisha Kalakada (NPI 1760647945) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Sanford, NC.

Where does Nirisha Kalakada practice?

Nirisha Kalakada practices in Sanford, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1760647945.

How much does Medicare pay Nirisha Kalakada?

Nirisha Kalakada (NPI 1760647945) received approximately $119K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 376 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1760647945

Nirisha KalakadaM.D.

Internal MedicineSanford, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,372

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,028

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$109K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,554 Internal Medicine providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 687).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,067

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$434K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium325 claims

Amlodipine Besylate209 claims

Gabapentin138 claims

Losartan Potassium130 claims

Empagliflozin129 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$492

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$492

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$492

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nirisha Kalakada'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). 27 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MERCY HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO	172	1,072
KALEIDA HEALTH	63	142
Lasalle Ambulance Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Buffalo, NY	30	72
Jai Wadhwani Cardiology · Williamsville, NY	23	34
Shahid Banday Internal Medicine · Buffalo, NY	23	111
Keith Kaplan Diagnostic Radiology · Amherst, NY	22	39
Michael Licata Diagnostic Radiology · Buffalo, NY	19	32
Paul Pizzella Diagnostic Radiology · Buffalo, NY	18	31
Sanjay Ogra Internal Medicine · Buffalo, NY	17	30
Travis Mastroianni Diagnostic Radiology · Buffalo, NY	16	40
TURKIEWICZ, MARY	16	37
NPI 1366466195	16	35

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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