Dr. Abbal Koirala, MD

  • Potomac, MD
  • Nephrologist
NPI1730449653PAC ID4789800921
Medicare services, 2024
528
Medicare patients, 2024
309
Part D claims, 2024
2,698
Publications
12
MIPS score, 2024
94
Practice address
1201 7 Locks Rd, Potomac, MD 20854
Practice phone
Call (410) 261-3252
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Primary practice

Fresenius Kidney Care Broadway Street

Potomac, Maryland

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Dr. Abbal Koirala is a nephrologist in Potomac, Maryland

Dr. Koirala practices at Fresenius Kidney Care Broadway Street in Potomac, Maryland.

Dr. Koirala's NPI, 1730449653, was assigned on May 24, 2012. Dr. Koirala holds Maryland license D0100321.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4789800921
NPI enumeration date
May 24, 2012
NPI status
Active
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(410) 261-3252
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

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

Dr. Abbal Koirala practices at Fresenius Kidney Care Broadway Street in Potomac, Maryland

Dr. Koirala's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care Broadway Street, at 1201 7 Locks Rd, Potomac, MD 20854 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (410) 261-3252.

  • Fresenius Kidney Care Broadway Street
    1201 7 Locks Rd, Potomac, MD 20854 · Montgomery CountyPhone(410) 261-3252

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

Dr. Abbal Koirala is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Koirala's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care Broadway Street in Potomac, Maryland. Dr. Koirala is also affiliated with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The medical group on file is Johns Hopkins University. Dmand AI also links Dr. Koirala to 1 more hospital and 1 dialysis center, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Abbal Koirala's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Koirala practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Fresenius Kidney Care Broadway StreetAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Abbal Koirala is one of 279 nephrologists in Maryland

Nephrology is Dr. Koirala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dmand AI has Dr. Koirala's licenses on file in 2 states: Maryland and Washington.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, MarylandPrimaryLicense D0100321 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Washington licenseLicense MD60641276

Nephrologists near Dr. Koirala

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

Dr. Abbal Koirala billed Medicare for 528 services in 2024

CMS data shows 528 Medicare services from Dr. Koirala across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 309 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $53,096 for them.

Medicare services, 2024528
Medicare patients309
Paid by Medicare$53,096
Procedure codes10

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3812024: 47224%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1102024: 3469%
Other services
2023: 02024: 22

Where Dr. Koirala's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office346%
  • In a facility49494%

Dr. Koirala compared with the Maryland median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Koirala
  • Maryland median
Medicare services
528vs 1,39262% below
Medicare patients
309vs 41726% below
Part D claims
2,341vs 4725.0 times

Medians across 268 nephrologists in Maryland with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Koirala's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Abbal Koirala treated 309 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68

CMS counts 309 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Koirala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 128 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 39% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.74, 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. Koirala's median patient age at 72, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2024309
Average age68
Average risk score4.74
Also on Medicaid39%

Dr. Koirala's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Koirala's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13945%
  • Men17055%

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

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes58%
  5. Heart failure50%
  6. Ischemic heart disease49%
  7. Arthritis48%
  8. Mood disorders39%

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

Dr. Koirala's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men52%

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

Dr. Abbal Koirala wrote 2,698 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Koirala wrote 2,698 Medicare Part D claims for 228 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,341 of them, across 57 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $670,685 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,935 claims across 59 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,698
Drugs named by CMS57
Total drug cost$670,685
Part D patients228

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

  • Generic2,054 claims76%
  • Brand-name625 claims23%
  • Other19 claims1%

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

  • Antibiotics1%30 of 2,698 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: 2,9352024: 2,34120%

Drugs named by CMS: 57 in 2024, 59 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. Abbal Koirala scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Koirala for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). CMS lists Dr. Koirala as offering telehealth.

Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Koirala's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 94of 100Final score
  • 74.6of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 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. Abbal Koirala has 12 publications on record

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Koirala, published from 2020 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Biopsy, Kidney and Kidney Glomerulus. Dr. Koirala has published most often in Adv Kidney Dis Health. Dr. Koirala's most frequent co-authors are Nayan Arora, MD, Shreeram Akilesh, MD, PhD and Mohamed G. Atta, MD.

Papers12
Years published2020 to 2025

Dr. Koirala's papers by year, 2020 to 2025

Topics Dr. Koirala writes about most

  • Biopsy
  • Kidney
  • Kidney Glomerulus
  • Podocytes
  • Signal Transduction

Dr. Koirala's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Koirala

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

Dr. Abbal Koirala received $4,288 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Koirala from 3 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. paid the most, $4,200.

General payments to Dr. Koirala by program year, 2023 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Koirala by kind, 2023 to 2025

$4.3Kin total
  • Consulting fees$4,20098%
  • Food and beverage$822%
  • Education$60%

Companies that paid Dr. Koirala the most, 2023 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Sources for Dr. Abbal Koirala'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 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. Abbal Koirala's NPI number?

Dr. Abbal Koirala's NPI number is 1730449653. It was assigned on May 24, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Abbal Koirala?

Dr. Abbal Koirala is a nephrologist in Potomac, Maryland. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Abbal Koirala practice?

Dr. Koirala practices at 1201 7 Locks Rd, Potomac, MD 20854. Dr. Koirala's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care Broadway Street in Potomac, Maryland. Dmand AI also links Dr. Koirala to 1 hospital and 1 dialysis center.

What is Dr. Abbal Koirala's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Koirala is (410) 261-3252.

What is Dr. Abbal Koirala's medical license number?

Dr. Koirala holds Maryland license D0100321, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Abbal Koirala been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Koirala in Maryland and Washington.

Which hospitals is Dr. Abbal Koirala affiliated with?

Dr. Koirala is affiliated with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Koirala to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Abbal Koirala part of?

Dr. Koirala is linked to Johns Hopkins University.

Does Dr. Abbal Koirala accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Koirala billed Medicare for 528 services in 2024.

Does Dr. Abbal Koirala offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Koirala as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. Abbal Koirala's MIPS score?

Dr. Koirala's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Abbal Koirala see?

CMS counts 309 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Koirala in 2024, with an average age of 68.

What services does Dr. Abbal Koirala bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Koirala's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and office visit, established patient (99215).

What drugs does Dr. Abbal Koirala prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Koirala's most prescribed drugs by claims were Jardiance, Atorvastatin Calcium and Losartan Potassium.

Has Dr. Abbal Koirala received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,288 in general payments to Dr. Koirala from 3 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.

How long has Dr. Abbal Koirala been practicing?

Dr. Koirala graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. Abbal Koirala do research?

Dmand AI links 12 publications to Dr. Koirala, published from 2020 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Abbal Koirala publish with?

Dr. Koirala's most frequent co-authors are Nayan Arora, MD (2 shared papers), Shreeram Akilesh, MD, PhD (1 shared paper) and Mohamed G. Atta, MD (1 shared paper).

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