Dr. Ganesh Krishna, MD

Dr. Krishna practices at El Camino Health - Mountain View Hospital in Mountain View, California, part of El Camino Healthcare District.

Dr. Krishna's NPI, 1407890742, was assigned on June 16, 2006. Dr. Krishna graduated from Tirunelveli Med Coll in 1991. Dr. Krishna's California license number on file is A63163.

Dr. Krishna's primary practice is El Camino Health - Mountain View Hospital, at 2500 Grant Road, Mountain View, CA 94040 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (650) 940-7000.

Dr. Krishna's primary practice is El Camino Health - Mountain View Hospital in Mountain View, California, part of El Camino Healthcare District. Dr. Krishna is also affiliated with Mills-Peninsula Medical Center. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Krishna to 2 more hospital outpatient departments, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Krishna's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Krishna is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Krishna has a license on file in California.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung resection, pleural effusion and pulmonary fibrosis among the conditions Dr. Krishna treats.

CMS data shows 943 Medicare services from Dr. Krishna across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 279 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $119,791 for them.

CMS counts 279 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Krishna in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 123 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.96, 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. Krishna's median patient age at 72, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Krishna wrote 166 Medicare Part D claims for 44 patients. 40% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 83 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $45,815 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 93 claims across 4 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 31 papers to Dr. Krishna, published from 2009 to 2023. 2021 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Bronchoscopy, Lung and Biopsy. Dr. Krishna has published most often in Respiration. Dr. Krishna's most frequent co-authors are Hasnain S. Bawaadam, MD, MPH, Eric J. Seeley, MD and Ihab A. Alshelli, MBCHB, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Krishna to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Emphysema, Lung Neoplasms and Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive.

CMS Open Payments shows 361 general payments to Dr. Krishna from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 33% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $170,771. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $3,200 in 2022.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Krishna, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Krishna graduated from Tirunelveli Med Coll in 1991.

Dr. Krishna is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.