Dr. Nivedita Lakhera, MD

Dr. Lakhera practices at Antioch Medical Center in Antioch, California, part of Kaiser Permanente.

Dr. Lakhera's NPI, 1730399387, was assigned on May 23, 2007. Dr. Lakhera graduated from TD Medical College Kerala in 2001. Dr. Lakhera's North Carolina license number on file is 2008-01628.

Dr. Lakhera's primary practice is Antioch Medical Center, at 4501 Sand Creek Road, Antioch, CA 94531 in Contra Costa County. The practice phone is (925) 813-6500.

Dr. Lakhera's primary practice is Antioch Medical Center in Antioch, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Lakhera is also affiliated with Community Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lakhera to 7 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lakhera practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Lakhera's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Lakhera is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Lakhera's licenses on file in 3 states: North Carolina, California and Iowa.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, acute stomach ulcer, cirrhosis, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal infection and gastrointestinal obstruction among the conditions Dr. Lakhera treats.

CMS data shows 463 Medicare services from Dr. Lakhera across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 165 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $35,873 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 165 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lakhera in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 59 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 61% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.75, 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. Lakhera's median patient age at 70, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lakhera wrote 270 Medicare Part D claims for 94 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 85 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $14,084 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 317 claims across 10 drugs.

Dr. Lakhera accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Lakhera from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $51.

Dr. Lakhera graduated from TD Medical College Kerala in 2001.

Dr. Lakhera is in network with 4 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.