Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,017
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 579
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,647
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 8331 Brimhall Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93312
- Practice phone
- Call (661) 631-0227
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Bakersfield Oak St Dialysis
Bakersfield, California
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Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena is a nephrologist in Bakersfield, California
Dr. Saxena practices at Bakersfield Oak St Dialysis in Bakersfield, California.
Dr. Saxena's NPI, 1548524408, was assigned on June 26, 2012. Dr. Saxena graduated from Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2010. Dr. Saxena's California license number on file is A167086.
- NPI
- 1548524408NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5294056271
- NPI enumeration date
- June 26, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (661) 631-0227
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 42
- Medical school graduation
- 2010
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena practices at Bakersfield Oak St Dialysis in Bakersfield, California
Dr. Saxena's primary practice is Bakersfield Oak St Dialysis, at 8331 Brimhall Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93312 in Kern County. The practice phone is (661) 631-0227.
- Bakersfield Oak St Dialysis8331 Brimhall Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93312 · Kern CountyPhone(661) 631-0227
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena is affiliated with 12 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Saxena's primary practice is Bakersfield Oak St Dialysis in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Saxena is also affiliated with Adventist Health Bakersfield. The medical group on file is The Nephrology Group, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Saxena to 4 more hospitals, 5 dialysis centers, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
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. Nishkarsh Saxena's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Saxena practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Bakersfield Oak St Dialysis | Available with a free account |
| +11 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California
Nephrology is Dr. Saxena's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Saxena is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Saxena's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Arizona, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Arizona license
- Wisconsin license
- Michigan license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease and fluid and electrolyte imbalances among the conditions Dr. Saxena treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Saxena
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. Nishkarsh Saxena billed Medicare for 2,017 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,017 Medicare services from Dr. Saxena across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 579 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $255,295 for them.
Dr. Saxena's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0592024: 1,0115%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 5392024: 66724%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 339
Where Dr. Saxena's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,35267%
- In a facility66533%
Dr. Saxena compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Saxena
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,017vs 1,08486% above
- Medicare patients
- 579vs 30789% above
- Part D claims
- 2,400vs 9552.5 times
Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Saxena'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. Nishkarsh Saxena treated 579 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 579 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Saxena in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 216 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 69% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.41, 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. Saxena's median patient age at 69, with 47% women.
Dr. Saxena's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Saxena's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women28349%
- Men29651%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Saxena's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes74%
- Ischemic heart disease54%
- Heart failure50%
- Arthritis47%
- COPD29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Saxena'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. Nishkarsh Saxena wrote 2,647 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Saxena wrote 2,647 Medicare Part D claims for 450 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,400 of them, across 46 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $534,328 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,269 claims across 45 drugs.
Dr. Saxena's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,981 claims75%
- Brand-name and other666 claims25%
Dr. Saxena'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. Saxena's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%42 of 2,647 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: 2,2692024: 2,4006%
Drugs named by CMS: 46 in 2024, 45 in 2023.
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. Nishkarsh Saxena offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Saxena accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Saxena as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Saxena in 2018. Dr. Saxena's most frequent co-author is Laura J. Maursetter, DO.
Dr. Saxena's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Saxena
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena received $6,989 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 292 general payments to Dr. Saxena from 28 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $838.
General payments to Dr. Saxena by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Saxena by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Food and beverage$6,972100%
- Education$160%
Companies that paid Dr. Saxena the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena graduated from Kasturba Medical College Manipal
Dr. Saxena graduated from Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2010.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in nephrology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Saxena is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Saxena accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO8
- Medicare7
- HMO3
- POS3
- EPO2
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena's NPI number?
Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena's NPI number is 1548524408. It was assigned on June 26, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena?
Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena is a nephrologist in Bakersfield, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena practice?
Dr. Saxena practices at 8331 Brimhall Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93312. Dr. Saxena's primary practice is Bakersfield Oak St Dialysis in Bakersfield, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Saxena to 4 hospitals, 5 dialysis centers, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Saxena is (661) 631-0227.
What is Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena's medical license number?
Dr. Saxena's California license number on file is A167086, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Saxena in California (2019 to 2025), Arizona (2017 to 2021), Wisconsin (2015 to 2017) and Michigan (2012 to 2015).
Which hospitals is Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena affiliated with?
Dr. Saxena is affiliated with Adventist Health Bakersfield. Dmand AI links Dr. Saxena to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena part of?
Dr. Saxena is linked to The Nephrology Group, Inc. Dmand AI links Dr. Saxena to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Saxena billed Medicare for 2,017 services in 2024, and Dr. Saxena accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Saxena as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena see?
CMS counts 579 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Saxena in 2024, with an average age of 69.
Is Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena board certified?
Yes. Dr. Saxena is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Saxena's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), office visit, established patient (99214) and dialysis (90960).
Where did Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena go to medical school?
Dr. Saxena graduated from Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2010.
What drugs does Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Saxena's most prescribed drugs by claims were Calcitriol, Veltassa and Losartan Potassium.
Has Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,989 in general payments to Dr. Saxena from 28 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena been practicing?
Dr. Saxena graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.
Does Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Saxena.
Who does Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena publish with?
Dr. Saxena's most frequent co-authors are Laura J. Maursetter, DO (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Nishkarsh Saxena accept?
Dr. Saxena is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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