Dr. Ramanakumar Anam, MD

Dr. Anam practices at Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Anam's NPI, 1144889973, was assigned on June 5, 2019. Dr. Anam graduated from Sri Devaraj URS Medical College in 2006. Dr. Anam holds Louisiana license 342929.

Dr. Anam's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center, at 1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 675-5058.

Dr. Anam's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Anam is also affiliated with Willis Knighton North. The medical group on file is LSU Health Shreveport. Dmand AI also links Dr. Anam to 1 more hospital and 1 dialysis center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Anam practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Anam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Anam is licensed in Louisiana.

CMS data shows 46 Medicare services from Dr. Anam across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 49 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,716 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 49 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Anam in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 20 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 59% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 6.67, 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. Anam's median patient age at 66, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Anam wrote 221 Medicare Part D claims for 42 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 134 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $46,233 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 59 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Anam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Anam, published from 2012 to 2021. 2013 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Health Literacy, Veterans and User-Computer Interface. Dr. Anam has published most often in Gerontol Geriatr Educ. Dr. Anam's most frequent co-authors are Jorge G. Ruiz, MD, Allen Dominic Andrade, MD and Sisir Akkineni, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 95 general payments to Dr. Anam from 21 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Mozarc Medical US LLC paid the most, $1,183.

Dr. Anam graduated from Sri Devaraj URS Medical College in 2006.

Dr. Anam is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.