Dr. Praful M. Kelkar, MD

  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Neurologist
NPI1588656417PAC ID5799783288
Medicare services, 2024
7,516
Medicare patients, 2024
207
Part D claims, 2024
1,083
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
92
Practice address
4225 Golden Valley Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55422
Practice phone
Call (763) 588-0661
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Primary practice

Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, Ltd

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Dr. Praful M. Kelkar is a neurologist in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dr. Kelkar practices at Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, Ltd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Dr. Kelkar's NPI, 1588656417, was assigned on August 17, 2005. Dr. Kelkar holds Minnesota license 39096.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5799783288
NPI enumeration date
August 17, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(763) 588-0661
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

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

Dr. Praful M. Kelkar practices at Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, Ltd in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dr. Kelkar's primary practice is Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, Ltd, at 4225 Golden Valley Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55422 in Hennepin County. The practice phone is (763) 588-0661.

  • Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, Ltd
    4225 Golden Valley Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55422 · Hennepin CountyPhone(763) 588-0661

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

Dr. Praful M. Kelkar is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Kelkar's primary practice is Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, Ltd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Kelkar is also affiliated with M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital. The medical group on file is Hennepin Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kelkar to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Praful M. Kelkar's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kelkar practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, LtdAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Praful M. Kelkar is one of 499 neurologists in Minnesota

Neurology is Dr. Kelkar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Kelkar is licensed in Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, MinnesotaPrimaryLicense 39096 · taxonomy 2084N0400X

Neurologists near Dr. Kelkar

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

Dr. Praful M. Kelkar billed Medicare for 7,516 services in 2024

CMS data shows 7,516 Medicare services from Dr. Kelkar across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 207 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $65,274 for them.

Medicare services, 20247,516
Medicare patients207
Paid by Medicare$65,274
Procedure codes13

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 8,6002024: 7,20016%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2442024: 14939%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1752024: 12429%
Imaging
2023: 172024: 2547%
Other services
2023: 02024: 18

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

  • In an office7,500100%
  • In a facility160%

Dr. Kelkar compared with the Minnesota median for neurologists, 2024

  • Dr. Kelkar
  • Minnesota median
Medicare services
7,516vs 25329.7 times
Medicare patients
207vs 15038% above
Part D claims
900vs 1297.0 times

Medians across 462 neurologists in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kelkar'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. Praful M. Kelkar treated 207 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kelkar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 83 patients. 67% of them have high blood pressure, and 62% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kelkar's median patient age at 66, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024207
Average age71
Average risk score1.43
Also on Medicaid22%

Dr. Kelkar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kelkar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11455%
  • Men9345%

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

  1. High blood pressure67%
  2. High cholesterol62%
  3. Arthritis51%
  4. Anxiety40%
  5. Mood disorders39%
  6. Depression37%
  7. Chronic kidney disease25%
  8. Diabetes25%

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

Dr. Kelkar's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men40%

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

Dr. Praful M. Kelkar wrote 1,083 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kelkar wrote 1,083 Medicare Part D claims for 222 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 900 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $37,080 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,022 claims across 27 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,083
Drugs named by CMS28
Total drug cost$37,080
Part D patients222

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

  • Generic1,040 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other43 claims4%

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

  • Opioids1%13 of 1,083 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: 1,0222024: 90012%

Drugs named by CMS: 28 in 2024, 27 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. Praful M. Kelkar 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. Kelkar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kelkar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kelkar as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Kelkar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 92of 100Final score
  • 84.1of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 84of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Praful M. Kelkar has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Kelkar in 2020. Dr. Kelkar's most frequent co-authors are John Brandon Davies, MD and Malik Ya Ghannam, MD.

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Dr. Kelkar's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Kelkar

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Dr. Praful M. Kelkar received $75,911 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 149 general payments to Dr. Kelkar from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $51,743.

General payments to Dr. Kelkar by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Kelkar by kind, 2016 to 2025

$75.9Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$69,29491%
  • Travel and lodging$4,0125%
  • Food and beverage$2,5913%
  • Education$130%

Companies that paid Dr. Kelkar the most, 2016 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. Praful M. Kelkar'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 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Praful M. Kelkar's NPI number?

Dr. Praful M. Kelkar's NPI number is 1588656417. It was assigned on August 17, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Praful M. Kelkar?

Dr. Praful M. Kelkar is a neurologist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Dr. Praful M. Kelkar practice?

Dr. Kelkar practices at 4225 Golden Valley Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55422. Dr. Kelkar's primary practice is Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, Ltd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kelkar to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Praful M. Kelkar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kelkar is (763) 588-0661.

What is Dr. Praful M. Kelkar's medical license number?

Dr. Kelkar holds Minnesota license 39096.

Which hospitals is Dr. Praful M. Kelkar affiliated with?

Dr. Kelkar is affiliated with M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Kelkar to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Praful M. Kelkar part of?

Dr. Kelkar is linked to Hennepin Healthcare. Dmand AI links Dr. Kelkar to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Praful M. Kelkar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kelkar billed Medicare for 7,516 services in 2024, and Dr. Kelkar accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Praful M. Kelkar offer telehealth?

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

What is Dr. Praful M. Kelkar's MIPS score?

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

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Praful M. Kelkar see?

CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kelkar in 2024, with an average age of 71.

What services does Dr. Praful M. Kelkar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kelkar's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0585), nerve and brain test (95886) and office visit, established patient (99215).

What drugs does Dr. Praful M. Kelkar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kelkar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Carbidopa-Levodopa, Gabapentin and Tizanidine HCl.

Has Dr. Praful M. Kelkar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $75,911 in general payments to Dr. Kelkar from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies.

How long has Dr. Praful M. Kelkar been practicing?

Dr. Kelkar graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

Does Dr. Praful M. Kelkar do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Kelkar.

Who does Dr. Praful M. Kelkar publish with?

Dr. Kelkar's most frequent co-authors are John Brandon Davies, MD (1 shared paper) and Malik Ya Ghannam, MD (1 shared paper).

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