Rene Kukkamalla

  • Lexington, KY
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1417344136
Medicare services, 2024
166
Medicare patients, 2024
145
Part D claims, 2024
97
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1740 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40503
Practice phone
Call (859) 260-6100
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Primary practice

Baptist Health Lexington

Hospital · Lexington, Kentucky

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Rene Kukkamalla is an emergency medicine physician in Lexington, Kentucky

Rene Kukkamalla practices at Baptist Health Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky, part of Baptist Health.

Rene Kukkamalla's NPI, 1417344136, was assigned on April 20, 2015. Rene Kukkamalla graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2015. Rene Kukkamalla holds Kentucky license 56420.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
April 20, 2015
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(859) 260-6100
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

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Rene Kukkamalla practices at Baptist Health Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky

Rene Kukkamalla's primary practice is Baptist Health Lexington, at 1740 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40503 in Fayette County. The practice phone is (859) 260-6100.

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Rene Kukkamalla is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Rene Kukkamalla's primary practice is Baptist Health Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky, part of Baptist Health. The medical group on file is Southeastern Emergency Physicians. Dmand AI also links Rene Kukkamalla to 2 more 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 Rene Kukkamalla's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Rene Kukkamalla practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Baptist Health LexingtonAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Rene Kukkamalla is one of 803 emergency medicine physicians in Kentucky

Emergency medicine is Rene Kukkamalla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dmand AI has Rene Kukkamalla's licenses on file in 2 states: Kentucky and Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, KentuckyPrimaryLicense 56420 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • Texas licenseLicense R6033

Emergency medicine physicians near Rene Kukkamalla

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Rene Kukkamalla billed Medicare for 166 services in 2024

CMS data shows 166 Medicare services from Rene Kukkamalla across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 145 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,023 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024166
Medicare patients145
Paid by Medicare$15,023
Procedure codes5

Rene Kukkamalla's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2332024: 13542%
Tests and treatments
2023: 352024: 3111%

Rene Kukkamalla compared with the Kentucky median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Rene Kukkamalla
  • Kentucky median
Medicare services
166vs 30245% below
Medicare patients
145vs 27247% below
Part D claims
100vs 938% above

Medians across 814 emergency medicine physicians in Kentucky with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Rene Kukkamalla's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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

Rene Kukkamalla treated 145 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 145 Medicare patients who saw Rene Kukkamalla in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 52 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.64, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Rene Kukkamalla's median patient age at 49, with 63% women.

Medicare patients, 2024145
Average age77
Average risk score1.64
Also on Medicaid14%

Rene Kukkamalla's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Rene Kukkamalla's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9767%
  • Men4833%

Chronic conditions among Rene Kukkamalla's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis63%
  4. Anxiety50%
  5. Ischemic heart disease46%
  6. Mood disorders36%
  7. Atrial fibrillation34%
  8. Chronic kidney disease34%

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

Rene Kukkamalla's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 49

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women63%
  • Men36%

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

Rene Kukkamalla wrote 97 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Rene Kukkamalla wrote 97 Medicare Part D claims for 74 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 7 drugs, with $641 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 18 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202497
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$641
Part D patients74

Rene Kukkamalla's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic90 claims93%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims7%

Rene Kukkamalla's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

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 Rene Kukkamalla's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids22%21 of 97 claims
  • Antibiotics35%34 of 97 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, 2019 to 2023

  • 2019
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2019: 182023: 100456%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2023, 1 in 2019.

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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

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Rene Kukkamalla has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Rene Kukkamalla, published from 2018 to 2019. Rene Kukkamalla has published most often in Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. Rene Kukkamalla's most frequent co-authors are Patricia Bayless, MD and Eric D. Katz, MD.

Papers2
Years published2018 to 2019

Rene Kukkamalla's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Rene Kukkamalla

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Rene Kukkamalla received $137 in industry payments from 2022 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Rene Kukkamalla from 2 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $124.

General payments to Rene Kukkamalla by program year, 2022 to 2023

Companies that paid Rene Kukkamalla the most, 2022 to 2023

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

Rene Kukkamalla graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine

Rene Kukkamalla graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Alabama School of Medicine

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Sources for Rene Kukkamalla'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation 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)
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
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Rene Kukkamalla's NPI number?

Rene Kukkamalla's NPI number is 1417344136. It was assigned on April 20, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Rene Kukkamalla specialize in?

Rene Kukkamalla is an emergency medicine physician in Lexington, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Rene Kukkamalla practice?

Rene Kukkamalla practices at 1740 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40503. Rene Kukkamalla's primary practice is Baptist Health Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky, part of Baptist Health. Dmand AI also links Rene Kukkamalla to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Rene Kukkamalla's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Rene Kukkamalla is (859) 260-6100.

What is Rene Kukkamalla's medical license number?

Rene Kukkamalla holds Kentucky license 56420, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Rene Kukkamalla been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Rene Kukkamalla in Kentucky and Texas.

Which hospitals is Rene Kukkamalla affiliated with?

Rene Kukkamalla practices at Baptist Health Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky.

What medical group is Rene Kukkamalla part of?

Rene Kukkamalla is linked to Southeastern Emergency Physicians. Dmand AI links Rene Kukkamalla to 1 more medical group.

Does Rene Kukkamalla accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Rene Kukkamalla billed Medicare for 166 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Rene Kukkamalla see?

CMS counts 145 Medicare patients who saw Rene Kukkamalla in 2024, with an average age of 77.

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What services does Rene Kukkamalla bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Rene Kukkamalla's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99284), emergency department visit (99285) and heart test or procedure (93010).

Where did Rene Kukkamalla go to medical school?

Rene Kukkamalla graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2015.

What drugs does Rene Kukkamalla prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Rene Kukkamalla's most prescribed drugs by claims were Doxycycline Hyclate, Cephalexin and Ondansetron ODT.

Has Rene Kukkamalla received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $137 in general payments to Rene Kukkamalla from 2 companies from 2022 to 2023. The largest total came from Medical Device Business Services, Inc.

How long has Rene Kukkamalla been practicing?

Rene Kukkamalla graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Rene Kukkamalla do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Rene Kukkamalla, published from 2018 to 2019.

Who does Rene Kukkamalla publish with?

Rene Kukkamalla's most frequent co-authors are Patricia Bayless, MD (1 shared paper) and Eric D. Katz, MD (1 shared paper).

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