What is Kariappa Appachu's specialty?

Kariappa Appachu (NPI 1942504683) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Tempe, AZ.

Where does Kariappa Appachu practice?

Kariappa Appachu practices in Tempe, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1942504683.

How much does Medicare pay Kariappa Appachu?

Kariappa Appachu (NPI 1942504683) received approximately $162K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 504 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1942504683

Kariappa AppachuMD

NephrologyTempe, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,339

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,318

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$152K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 225 Nephrology providers in AZ — above median (cohort median 2,066).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,049

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$195K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Furosemide184 claims

Calcitriol166 claims

Losartan Potassium145 claims

Famotidine141 claims

Amlodipine Besylate129 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$612

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$554

Education$58

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$554

Education$58

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kariappa Appachu'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). 86 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

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Melissa Gurley Interventional Radiology · Phoenix, AZ	78	322
Denise Kulesha Diagnostic Radiology · El Segundo, CA	70	247
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Andrew Cottrell Diagnostic Radiology · Dayton, OH	65	224
NPI 1316992407	63	238
BANNER HEALTH	61	389
Stamatis Kantartzis Diagnostic Radiology · Chandler, AZ	51	157
Marc Tobler Diagnostic Radiology · Temple, TX	49	270
NPI 1255335535	48	222
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	45	197
Stephanie Horton Diagnostic Radiology · Cincinnati, OH	44	175
Robert Baldwin Interventional Radiology · Chandler, AZ	43	303

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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