Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha, MD

  • Merrillville, IN
  • Nephrologist
NPI1740628726PAC ID8921319989
Medicare services, 2024
3,491
Medicare patients, 2024
506
Part D claims, 2024
3,020
MIPS score, 2024
92
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
421 E State Highway 114, Southlake, TX 76092
Practice phone
Call (878) 654-4400
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Primary practice

Methodist Southlake Medical Center

Hospital · Southlake, Texas

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Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha is a nephrologist in Merrillville, Indiana

Dr. Sinha practices at Methodist Southlake Medical Center in Southlake, Texas, part of Methodist Hospitals of Dallas.

Dr. Sinha's NPI, 1740628726, was assigned on June 12, 2013. Dr. Sinha holds Indiana license 01074975A.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8921319989
NPI enumeration date
June 12, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(878) 654-4400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

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

Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha practices in Southlake and Merrillville

Dr. Sinha's primary practice is Methodist Southlake Medical Center, at 421 E State Highway 114, Southlake, TX 76092 in Tarrant County. The practice phone is (878) 654-4400. Dr. Sinha also practices at Methodist Southlake Hospital, 8701 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410.

  • Methodist Southlake Medical CenterPrimary
    421 E State Highway 114, Southlake, TX 76092 · Tarrant CountyPhone(878) 654-4400
  • Methodist Southlake Hospital
    8701 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410 · Lake CountyPhone(219) 886-4404

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

Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Sinha's primary practice is Methodist Southlake Medical Center in Southlake, Texas, part of Methodist Hospitals of Dallas. Dr. Sinha is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. The medical group on file is Kidney Care Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sinha to 3 more hospitals, 2 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sinha practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Methodist Southlake Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha is one of 197 nephrologists in Indiana

Nephrology is Dr. Sinha's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dmand AI has Dr. Sinha's licenses on file in 2 states: Indiana and Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, IndianaPrimaryLicense 01074975A · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Illinois licenseLicense 036132987

Nephrologists near Dr. Sinha

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. Vikash Kumar Sinha billed Medicare for 3,491 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,491 Medicare services from Dr. Sinha across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 506 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $274,542 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,491
Medicare patients506
Paid by Medicare$274,542
Procedure codes15

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5,8172024: 2,97549%
Other services
2023: 02024: 374
Tests and treatments
2023: 1902024: 14225%

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

  • In an office1,82352%
  • In a facility1,66848%

Dr. Sinha compared with the Indiana median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Sinha
  • Indiana median
Medicare services
3,491vs 9193.8 times
Medicare patients
506vs 34248% above
Part D claims
2,676vs 8233.3 times

Medians across 204 nephrologists in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sinha'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. Vikash Kumar Sinha treated 506 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 506 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sinha in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 172 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.69, 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. Sinha's median patient age at 72, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024506
Average age74
Average risk score2.69
Also on Medicaid27%

Dr. Sinha's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Sinha's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women27755%
  • Men22945%

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

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes59%
  5. Arthritis53%
  6. Heart failure53%
  7. Ischemic heart disease47%
  8. COPD36%

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

Dr. Sinha's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men48%

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

Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha wrote 3,020 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sinha wrote 3,020 Medicare Part D claims for 489 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,676 of them, across 51 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $359,027 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,716 claims across 58 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,020
Drugs named by CMS51
Total drug cost$359,027
Part D patients489

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

  • Generic2,640 claims87%
  • Brand-name and other380 claims13%

Dr. Sinha'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. Sinha's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%34 of 3,020 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: 2,7162024: 2,6761%

Drugs named by CMS: 51 in 2024, 58 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. Vikash Kumar Sinha scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Sinha for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Sinha accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Sinha's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 92of 100Final score
  • 85.3of 100Quality
  • 85of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 73of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha received $14,994 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 79 general payments to Dr. Sinha from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 47% of the total. Relypsa, Inc. paid the most, $12,968.

General payments to Dr. Sinha by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Sinha by kind, 2016 to 2024

$15Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$7,00047%
  • Consulting fees$4,20028%
  • Food and beverage$2,86919%
  • Travel and lodging$8916%
  • Education$340%

Companies that paid Dr. Sinha the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Sources for Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha'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 Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha's NPI number?

Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha's NPI number is 1740628726. It was assigned on June 12, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha?

Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha is a nephrologist in Merrillville, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha practice?

Dr. Sinha practices at 421 E State Highway 114, Southlake, TX 76092. Dr. Sinha also practices at 8701 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410. Dr. Sinha's primary practice is Methodist Southlake Medical Center in Southlake, Texas, part of Methodist Hospitals of Dallas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sinha to 3 hospitals, 2 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sinha is (878) 654-4400.

What is Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha's medical license number?

Dr. Sinha holds Indiana license 01074975A, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sinha in Indiana and Illinois.

Which hospitals is Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha affiliated with?

Dr. Sinha practices at Methodist Southlake Medical Center in Southlake, Texas. Dr. Sinha is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Sinha to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha part of?

Dr. Sinha is linked to Kidney Care Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Sinha to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sinha billed Medicare for 3,491 services in 2024, and Dr. Sinha accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha's MIPS score?

Dr. Sinha's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported individually.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha see?

CMS counts 506 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sinha in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sinha's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, established patient (99214).

What drugs does Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sinha's most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide, Carvedilol and Hydralazine HCl.

Has Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $14,994 in general payments to Dr. Sinha from 17 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Relypsa, Inc.

How long has Dr. Vikash Kumar Sinha been practicing?

Dr. Sinha graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

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