Dr. Ashvin Baru, MD

  • San Jose, CA
  • Nephrologist
NPI1114216009PAC ID0042455750
Medicare services, 2024
1,378
Medicare patients, 2024
363
Part D claims, 2024
1,914
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
300 Santana Row, San Jose, CA 95128
Practice phone
Call (512) 268-3100
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Primary practice

Satellite Healthcare Kyle

San Jose, California

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Dr. Ashvin Baru is a nephrologist in San Jose, California

Dr. Baru practices at Satellite Healthcare Kyle in San Jose, California.

Dr. Baru's NPI, 1114216009, was assigned on March 31, 2011. Dr. Baru graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 2011. Dr. Baru holds Texas license Q7838.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0042455750
NPI enumeration date
March 31, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(512) 268-3100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Ashvin Baru practices at Satellite Healthcare Kyle in San Jose, California

Dr. Baru's primary practice is Satellite Healthcare Kyle, at 300 Santana Row, San Jose, CA 95128 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (512) 268-3100.

  • Satellite Healthcare Kyle
    300 Santana Row, San Jose, CA 95128 · Santa Clara CountyPhone(512) 268-3100

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Ashvin Baru is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Baru's primary practice is Satellite Healthcare Kyle in San Jose, California. Dr. Baru is also affiliated with Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin. The medical group on file is Central Texas Kidney Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Baru to 4 more hospitals, 2 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ashvin Baru's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Baru practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Satellite Healthcare KyleAvailable with a free account
+8 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Ashvin Baru is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California

Nephrology is Dr. Baru's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Baru is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Baru's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Oregon.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, TexasPrimaryLicense Q7838 · 2016 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Oregon licenseSince 2013

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances and kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Baru treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Baru

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ashvin Baru billed Medicare for 1,378 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,378 Medicare services from Dr. Baru across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 363 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $158,051 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,378
Medicare patients363
Paid by Medicare$158,051
Procedure codes13

Dr. Baru's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 8242024: 8503%
Tests and treatments
2023: 4182024: 37311%
Other services
2023: 02024: 155

Where Dr. Baru's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office75555%
  • In a facility62345%

Dr. Baru compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Baru
  • California median
Medicare services
1,378vs 1,08427% above
Medicare patients
363vs 30718% above
Part D claims
1,622vs 95570% above

Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Baru's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ashvin Baru treated 363 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 363 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Baru in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 132 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.94, 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. Baru's median patient age at 69, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024363
Average age70
Average risk score3.94
Also on Medicaid21%

Dr. Baru's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Baru's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17348%
  • Men19052%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Baru's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes67%
  5. Heart failure50%
  6. Ischemic heart disease48%
  7. Arthritis41%
  8. Mood disorders37%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Baru's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men52%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ashvin Baru wrote 1,914 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Baru wrote 1,914 Medicare Part D claims for 260 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,622 of them, across 45 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $580,198 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,328 claims across 38 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,914
Drugs named by CMS45
Total drug cost$580,198
Part D patients260

Dr. Baru's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,429 claims75%
  • Brand-name and other485 claims25%

Dr. Baru's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Baru's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics3%51 of 1,914 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,3282024: 1,62222%

Drugs named by CMS: 45 in 2024, 38 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ashvin Baru offers telehealth to Medicare patients

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Ashvin Baru has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Baru, published from 2013 to 2017. Dr. Baru's most frequent co-authors are Ahmed Osama Gaber, MD, Richard J. Knight, MD and Venkataraman Ramanathan, MBBS.

Papers2
Years published2013 to 2017

Dr. Baru's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Baru

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Dr. Ashvin Baru received $1,494 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 49 general payments to Dr. Baru from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $267.

General payments to Dr. Baru by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Baru the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Ashvin Baru graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago

Dr. Baru graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 2011.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ashvin Baru accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers

Dr. Baru is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +13 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Baru accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO13
  2. HMO10
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Ashvin Baru's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ashvin Baru's NPI number?

Dr. Ashvin Baru's NPI number is 1114216009. It was assigned on March 31, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ashvin Baru?

Dr. Ashvin Baru is a nephrologist in San Jose, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Ashvin Baru practice?

Dr. Baru practices at 300 Santana Row, San Jose, CA 95128. Dr. Baru's primary practice is Satellite Healthcare Kyle in San Jose, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Baru to 4 hospitals, 2 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Ashvin Baru's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Baru is (512) 268-3100.

What is Dr. Ashvin Baru's medical license number?

Dr. Baru holds Texas license Q7838, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Ashvin Baru been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Baru in Texas (2016 to 2026) and Oregon (since 2013).

Which hospitals is Dr. Ashvin Baru affiliated with?

Dr. Baru is affiliated with Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin. Dmand AI links Dr. Baru to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Ashvin Baru part of?

Dr. Baru is linked to Central Texas Kidney Associates.

Does Dr. Ashvin Baru accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Baru billed Medicare for 1,378 services in 2024, and Dr. Baru accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Ashvin Baru offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Baru as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ashvin Baru see?

CMS counts 363 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Baru in 2024, with an average age of 70.

Is Dr. Ashvin Baru board certified?

Yes. Dr. Baru is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Ashvin Baru bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Baru's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and dialysis (90960).

Where did Dr. Ashvin Baru go to medical school?

Dr. Baru graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Ashvin Baru prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Baru's most prescribed drugs by claims were Farxiga, Losartan Potassium and Nifedipine ER.

Has Dr. Ashvin Baru received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,494 in general payments to Dr. Baru from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. Ashvin Baru been practicing?

Dr. Baru graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

Does Dr. Ashvin Baru do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Baru, published from 2013 to 2017.

Who does Dr. Ashvin Baru publish with?

Dr. Baru's most frequent co-authors are Ahmed Osama Gaber, MD (1 shared paper), Richard J. Knight, MD (1 shared paper) and Venkataraman Ramanathan, MBBS (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Ashvin Baru accept?

Dr. Baru is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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