Dr. Sarat C. Kuppachi, MD

Dr. Kuppachi practices at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa, part of The University of Iowa.

Dr. Kuppachi's NPI, 1093983629, was assigned on February 18, 2008. Dr. Kuppachi holds Iowa license 39831.

Dr. Kuppachi's primary practice is University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center, at 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242 in Johnson County. The practice phone is (319) 356-1616.

Dr. Kuppachi's primary practice is University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa, part of The University of Iowa. Dr. Kuppachi is also affiliated with MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. The medical group on file is Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kuppachi to 3 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kuppachi practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Kuppachi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Kuppachi is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Kuppachi's licenses on file in 3 states: Iowa, Georgia and South Carolina.

CMS data shows 558 Medicare services from Dr. Kuppachi across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 187 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $46,555 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 187 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kuppachi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 82 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.21, 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. Kuppachi's median patient age at 61, with 37% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kuppachi wrote 1,074 Medicare Part D claims for 180 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 819 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $47,718 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 592 claims across 20 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Kuppachi for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kuppachi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 26 papers to Dr. Kuppachi, published from 2011 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Kidney Transplantation, Graft Survival and Graft Rejection. Dr. Kuppachi has published most often in Transplant Proc. Dr. Kuppachi's most frequent co-authors are Manish Suneja, MD, Maria T. Story, MD and Mony Fraer, MD.