Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar, MD

  • Lexington, KY
  • Pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician
NPI1518067099
Publications
44
MIPS score, 2024
86
Industry payments
$1,597
Affiliated sites
2
Medical groups
2
Practice address
110 Conn Ter, Lexington, KY 40508
Practice phone
Call (813) 281-0300
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Shriners Children's Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky

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Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar is a pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician in Lexington, Kentucky

Dr. Talwalkar practices at Shriners Children's Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky.

Dr. Talwalkar's NPI, 1518067099, was assigned on September 24, 2006. Dr. Talwalkar graduated from WashU Medicine in 1993. Dr. Talwalkar holds Kentucky license 34886.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
September 24, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(813) 281-0300
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

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

Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar practices at Shriners Children's Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky

Dr. Talwalkar's primary practice is Shriners Children's Lexington, at 110 Conn Ter, Lexington, KY 40508 in Fayette County. The practice phone is (813) 281-0300.

  • Shriners Children's Lexington
    110 Conn Ter, Lexington, KY 40508 · Fayette CountyPhone(813) 281-0300

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

Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Talwalkar's primary practice is Shriners Children's Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky. The medical group on file is University of Kentucky General Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Talwalkar to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Talwalkar practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Shriners Children's LexingtonAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar is one of 16 pediatric orthopaedic surgery physicians in Kentucky

Pediatric orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Talwalkar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XP3100X. Dr. Talwalkar is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Talwalkar's licenses on file in 4 states: Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia and Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pediatric orthopaedic surgery, KentuckyPrimaryLicense 34886 · 1999 to 2026 · taxonomy 207XP3100X
  • Indiana license2019 to 2025
  • West Virginia license2019 to 2023
  • Tennessee license1998 to 2012

Pediatric orthopaedic surgery physicians near Dr. Talwalkar

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16pediatric orthopaedic surgery physicians in Kentucky
8pediatric orthopaedic surgery physicians in Lexington

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar's patients have a median age of 12

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Talwalkar's median patient age at 12, with 51% women.

Dr. Talwalkar's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 12

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men49%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Talwalkar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Talwalkar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 86of 100Final score
  • 68.3of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 72of 100Cost

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

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar has 44 publications on record

Dmand AI links 44 papers to Dr. Talwalkar, published from 2011 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Casts, Surgical, Clubfoot and Scoliosis. Dr. Talwalkar has published most often in J Pediatr Orthop. Dr. Talwalkar's most frequent co-authors are Henry John Iwinski, MD, Janet Lynn Walker, MD and Todd Alan Milbrandt, MD.

Papers44
Years published2011 to 2025

Dr. Talwalkar's papers by year, 2011 to 2025

Topics Dr. Talwalkar writes about most

  • Casts, Surgical
  • Clubfoot
  • Scoliosis
  • Braces
  • Radiography
  • Manipulation, Orthopedic
  • Patient Compliance
  • Foot

Dr. Talwalkar's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Talwalkar

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar received $1,597 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Talwalkar from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $950.

General payments to Dr. Talwalkar by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Talwalkar by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$82452%
  • Travel and lodging$77248%

Companies that paid Dr. Talwalkar the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Talwalkar, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Talwalkar

  1. 2014
    • Regional Top Doctor
  2. Undated
    • AAP Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar graduated from WashU Medicine

Dr. Talwalkar graduated from WashU Medicine in 1993. Dr. Talwalkar is a member of AAP.

  1. Medical schoolWashU Medicine
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Talwalkar is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Molina
  • Regence Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Talwalkar accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare8
  2. PPO8
  3. HMO5
  4. Medicaid5
  5. POS5
  6. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar'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 Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
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What is Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar's NPI number?

Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar's NPI number is 1518067099. It was assigned on September 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar?

Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar is a pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician in Lexington, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XP3100X).

Where does Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar practice?

Dr. Talwalkar practices at 110 Conn Ter, Lexington, KY 40508. Dr. Talwalkar's primary practice is Shriners Children's Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky. Dmand AI also links Dr. Talwalkar to 1 group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Talwalkar is (813) 281-0300.

What is Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar's medical license number?

Dr. Talwalkar holds Kentucky license 34886, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Talwalkar in Kentucky (1999 to 2026), Indiana (2019 to 2025), West Virginia (2019 to 2023) and Tennessee (1998 to 2012).

What medical group is Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar part of?

Dr. Talwalkar is linked to University of Kentucky General Pediatrics. Dmand AI links Dr. Talwalkar to 1 more medical group.

What is Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar's MIPS score?

Dr. Talwalkar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

Is Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar board certified?

Yes. Dr. Talwalkar is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Where did Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar go to medical school?

Dr. Talwalkar graduated from WashU Medicine in 1993.

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Has Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,597 in general payments to Dr. Talwalkar from 8 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

How long has Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar been practicing?

Dr. Talwalkar graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

Does Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar do research?

Dmand AI links 44 publications to Dr. Talwalkar, published from 2011 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar publish with?

Dr. Talwalkar's most frequent co-authors are Henry John Iwinski, MD (28 shared papers), Janet Lynn Walker, MD (24 shared papers) and Todd Alan Milbrandt, MD (20 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Vishwas Ramesh Talwalkar accept?

Dr. Talwalkar is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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