Dr. Kartik Rama Krishnan, MD

Dr. Krishnan practices at John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, part of John Muir Health.

Dr. Krishnan's NPI, 1407086853, was assigned on July 20, 2009. Dr. Krishnan graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Krishnan holds California license A130827.

Dr. Krishnan's primary practice is John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, at 1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 in Contra Costa County. The practice phone is (925) 939-3000.

Dr. Krishnan's primary practice is John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, part of John Muir Health. Dr. Krishnan is also affiliated with Concord Medical Center. The medical group on file is John Muir Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Krishnan to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Krishnan practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Krishnan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Krishnan is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Krishnan's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Washington.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, anemia, cardiac arrhythmia, chest pain, circulatory problems in extremities, cirrhosis, congestive heart failure and dementia among the conditions Dr. Krishnan treats.

CMS data shows 888 Medicare services from Dr. Krishnan across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 329 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $71,062 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 329 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Krishnan in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 116 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 43% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.65, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Krishnan's median patient age at 68, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Krishnan wrote 284 Medicare Part D claims for 105 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 83 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,045 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 66 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Krishnan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Krishnan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Krishnan, published from 2011 to 2024. Dr. Krishnan's most frequent co-authors are Charles Mitchell Balch, MD, David Lawrence Bartlett, MD and Laurel Katherine Berry, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Krishnan from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $1,102.

Dr. Krishnan graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 2009.

Dr. Krishnan is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.