Vikas Kumar Kalra, MBBS

Vikas Kalra practices at Southwest Kidney Institute, PLC in Tempe, Arizona.

Vikas Kalra's NPI, 1801041041, was assigned on December 1, 2008. Vikas Kalra holds Arizona license 49285.

Vikas Kalra's primary practice is Southwest Kidney Institute, PLC, at 2149 E Warner Rd, Tempe, AZ 85284 in Maricopa County. The practice phone is (480) 969-8714.

Vikas Kalra's primary practice is Southwest Kidney Institute, PLC in Tempe, Arizona. Vikas Kalra is also affiliated with HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center. The medical group on file is Hospital Physician Partners. Dmand AI also links Vikas Kalra to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Vikas Kalra practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Vikas Kalra's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dmand AI has Vikas Kalra's licenses on file in 2 states: Arizona and California.

CMS data shows 2,111 Medicare services from Vikas Kalra across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 530 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $141,910 for them.

CMS counts 530 Medicare patients who saw Vikas Kalra in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 202 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.47, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Vikas Kalra's median patient age at 72, with 47% women.

In 2024, Vikas Kalra wrote 972 Medicare Part D claims for 229 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 848 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $52,680 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,186 claims across 21 drugs.

Vikas Kalra accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Vikas Kalra as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 154 general payments to Vikas Kalra from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $460.