Dr. Murali K. Ankem, MD

Dr. Ankem practices at Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Veterans Health Administration.

Dr. Ankem's NPI, 1467486498, was assigned on July 10, 2006. Dr. Ankem holds Kentucky license 44537.

Dr. Ankem's primary practice is Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, at 800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (502) 287-4000.

Dr. Ankem's primary practice is Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Veterans Health Administration. Dr. Ankem is also affiliated with UofL Health - Jewish Hospital. The medical group on file is UofL Physicians, Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ankem to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ankem practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Ankem's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Ankem is licensed in Kentucky.

CMS data shows 296 Medicare services from Dr. Ankem across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 156 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,888 for them.

CMS counts 156 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ankem in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.83, 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. Ankem's median patient age at 68, with 23% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ankem wrote 146 Medicare Part D claims for 44 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 84 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $734 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 86 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Ankem for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ankem accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 35 papers to Dr. Ankem, published from 2011 to 2023. 2020 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Prostatic Neoplasms, Apoptosis and Cell Line, Tumor. Dr. Ankem has published most often in Urol Oncol. Dr. Ankem's most frequent co-authors are Houda Alatassi, MD, Sriharsha Talluri, MD and Samarpit Rai, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 145 general payments to Dr. Ankem from 46 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $1,965.