Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla, MD

  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • Internist
NPI1255891586PAC ID9032594908
Medicare services, 2024
348
Medicare patients, 2024
122
Part D claims, 2024
482
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
92
Practice address
17000 Medical Center Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Practice phone
Call (225) 752-2470
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Primary practice

Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge

Hospital · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla is an internist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dr. Kolla practices at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Kolla's NPI, 1255891586, was assigned on March 22, 2019. Dr. Kolla holds Louisiana license 329926.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9032594908
NPI enumeration date
March 22, 2019
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(225) 752-2470
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

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

Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla practices at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dr. Kolla's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge, at 17000 Medical Center Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 in E. Baton Rouge Parish. The practice phone is (225) 752-2470.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Kolla's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. The medical group on file is SCP Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kolla to 1 more home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla is one of 1,571 internists in Louisiana

Internal medicine is Dr. Kolla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Kolla is licensed in Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, LouisianaPrimaryLicense 329926 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Kolla

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

Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla billed Medicare for 348 services in 2024

CMS data shows 348 Medicare services from Dr. Kolla across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 122 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $28,739 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024348
Medicare patients122
Paid by Medicare$28,739
Procedure codes5

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3672024: 3485%

Dr. Kolla compared with the Louisiana median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Kolla
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
348vs 42117% below
Medicare patients
122vs 16024% below
Part D claims
267vs 40835% below

Medians across 1,561 internists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kolla'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. Kantha Ratnam Kolla treated 122 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kolla in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.14, 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. Kolla's median patient age at 71, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024122
Average age72
Average risk score3.14
Also on Medicaid21%

Dr. Kolla's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kolla's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6352%
  • Men5948%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Heart failure62%
  4. Chronic kidney disease60%
  5. Ischemic heart disease57%
  6. Diabetes48%
  7. Arthritis44%
  8. Anxiety41%

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

Dr. Kolla's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla wrote 482 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kolla wrote 482 Medicare Part D claims for 198 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 267 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,460 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 123 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024482
Drugs named by CMS14
Total drug cost$9,460
Part D patients198

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

  • Generic435 claims90%
  • Brand-name and other47 claims10%

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

  • Opioids6%28 of 482 claims
  • Antibiotics27%132 of 482 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: 1232024: 267117%

Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 8 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. Kantha Ratnam Kolla 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. Kolla for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kolla accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Kolla's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 92of 100Final score
  • 79of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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. Kantha Ratnam Kolla has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Kolla in 2019. Dr. Kolla's most frequent co-authors are Pradyumna Agasthi, MBBS, Reza Arsanjani, MD and F D. Fortuin, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Kolla's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Kolla

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Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla received $193 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Kolla from 3 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $122.

General payments to Dr. Kolla by program year, 2022 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Kolla the most, 2022 to 2025

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

Sources for Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla'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)
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)
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)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla's NPI number?

Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla's NPI number is 1255891586. It was assigned on March 22, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla?

Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla is an internist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla practice?

Dr. Kolla practices at 17000 Medical Center Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70816. Dr. Kolla's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kolla to 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kolla is (225) 752-2470.

What is Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla's medical license number?

Dr. Kolla holds Louisiana license 329926.

Which hospitals is Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla affiliated with?

Dr. Kolla practices at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

What medical group is Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla part of?

Dr. Kolla is linked to SCP Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Kolla to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kolla billed Medicare for 348 services in 2024, and Dr. Kolla accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla's MIPS score?

Dr. Kolla's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla see?

CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kolla in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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What services does Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kolla's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99239) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

What drugs does Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kolla's most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass and Azithromycin.

Has Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $193 in general payments to Dr. Kolla from 3 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla been practicing?

Dr. Kolla graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

Does Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Kolla.

Who does Dr. Kantha Ratnam Kolla publish with?

Dr. Kolla's most frequent co-authors are Pradyumna Agasthi, MBBS (1 shared paper), Reza Arsanjani, MD (1 shared paper) and F D. Fortuin, MD (1 shared paper).

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