Rishi K. Wadhwa

Rishi Wadhwa practices at Specialists Hospital Shreveport in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Specialists Hospital Shreveport.

Rishi Wadhwa's NPI, 1841401734, was assigned on May 24, 2007. Rishi Wadhwa graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2006. Rishi Wadhwa holds California license A125225.

Rishi Wadhwa's primary practice is Specialists Hospital Shreveport, at 1500 Line Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71101 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 213-3800.

Rishi Wadhwa's primary practice is Specialists Hospital Shreveport in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Specialists Hospital Shreveport. Rishi Wadhwa is also affiliated with Willis Knighton North. The medical group on file is Physical Therapy Services of West Louisiana, Inc. Dmand AI also links Rishi Wadhwa to 3 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Rishi Wadhwa practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Rishi Wadhwa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Rishi Wadhwa is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Rishi Wadhwa treats.

CMS data shows 2,645 Medicare services from Rishi Wadhwa across 33 procedure codes in 2024, for 438 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $420,468 for them.

CMS counts 438 Medicare patients who saw Rishi Wadhwa in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 226 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Rishi Wadhwa's median patient age at 61, with 61% women.

In 2024, Rishi Wadhwa wrote 95 Medicare Part D claims for 66 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 54 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $329 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 23 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Rishi Wadhwa for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. CMS counts 648 procedures of spinal fusion by Rishi Wadhwa, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 32 papers to Rishi Wadhwa, published from 2005 to 2020. 2014 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Spinal Fusion, Lumbar Vertebrae and Reoperation. Rishi Wadhwa has published most often in Neurosurg Focus. Rishi Wadhwa's most frequent co-authors are Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, Anil Nanda, MD and Bharat Guthikonda.

CMS Open Payments shows 340 general payments to Rishi Wadhwa from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Spineart SA paid the most, $187,358. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $3,700 from 2023 to 2025.

Rishi Wadhwa graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2006.

Rishi Wadhwa is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.