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Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD
NPI1780658716PAC ID5890749717
- Medicare services, 2024
- 937
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 297
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,731
- Publications
- 4
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 4950 Childrens Pl, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Practice phone
- Call (314) 894-1851
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
South County Dialysis
Saint Louis, Missouri
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Dr. Gopal Krishnan is a nephrologist in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Krishnan practices at South County Dialysis in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Dr. Krishnan's NPI, 1780658716, was assigned on February 15, 2006. Dr. Krishnan graduated from Stanley Medical College SMC in 1992. Dr. Krishnan holds Missouri license 2001001580.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1780658716NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5890749717
- NPI enumeration date
- February 15, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (314) 894-1851
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gopal Krishnan practices at South County Dialysis in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Krishnan's primary practice is South County Dialysis, at 4950 Childrens Pl, Saint Louis, MO 63110 in Saint Louis City. The practice phone is (314) 894-1851.
- South County Dialysis4950 Childrens Pl, Saint Louis, MO 63110 · Saint Louis CityPhone(314) 894-1851
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Gopal Krishnan is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Krishnan's primary practice is South County Dialysis in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Krishnan is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital St. Louis. The medical group on file is Saint Louis Nephrology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Krishnan to 1 more hospital, 3 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
South County DialysisPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gopal Krishnan's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Krishnan practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| South County Dialysis | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Gopal Krishnan is one of 249 nephrologists in Missouri
Nephrology is Dr. Krishnan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Krishnan is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Krishnan's licenses on file in 2 states: Missouri and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, MissouriPrimary
- Illinois license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances and kidney cysts among the conditions Dr. Krishnan treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Krishnan
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gopal Krishnan billed Medicare for 937 services in 2024
CMS data shows 937 Medicare services from Dr. Krishnan across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 297 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $99,434 for them.
Medicare services, 2024937
Medicare patients297
Paid by Medicare$99,434
Procedure codes9
Dr. Krishnan's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5712024: 62610%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2992024: 3114%
Where Dr. Krishnan's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office45549%
- In a facility48251%
Dr. Krishnan compared with the Missouri median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Krishnan
- Missouri median
- Medicare services
- 937vs 8579% above
- Medicare patients
- 297vs 27110% above
- Part D claims
- 1,459vs 77987% above
Medians across 240 nephrologists in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Krishnan'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. Gopal Krishnan treated 297 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 297 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Krishnan in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 124 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.37, 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. Krishnan's median patient age at 75, with 48% women.
Medicare patients, 2024297
Average age75
Average risk score3.37
Also on Medicaid20%
Dr. Krishnan's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Krishnan's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women13144%
- Men16656%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Krishnan's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes59%
- Ischemic heart disease56%
- Heart failure54%
- Arthritis52%
- Mood disorders42%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Krishnan's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
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. Gopal Krishnan wrote 1,731 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Krishnan wrote 1,731 Medicare Part D claims for 298 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,459 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $314,217 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,372 claims across 32 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,731
Drugs named by CMS28
Total drug cost$314,217
Part D patients298
Dr. Krishnan's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,317 claims76%
- Brand-name414 claims24%
Dr. Krishnan'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. Krishnan's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%41 of 1,731 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: 1,3722024: 1,4596%
Drugs named by CMS: 28 in 2024, 32 in 2023.
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
How Dr. Gopal Krishnan takes part in Medicare
Dr. Krishnan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Gopal Krishnan has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Krishnan, published from 2012 to 2018. The most frequent topics are India, Sex Workers and Alcohol Drinking. Dr. Krishnan's most frequent co-author is Anand Krishnan, MD.
Papers4
Years published2012 to 2018
Dr. Krishnan's papers by year, 2012 to 2018
Topics Dr. Krishnan writes about most
- India
- Sex Workers
- Alcohol Drinking
- HIV Infections
- Sex Work
- Unsafe Sex
Dr. Krishnan's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Krishnan
Alcohol DrinkingAlcoholic IntoxicationHIV Infections
Int J Drug Policy
Adaptation, PsychologicalAlcohol DrinkingHealth Behavior
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Dr. Gopal Krishnan received $427 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Krishnan from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $149.
General payments to Dr. Krishnan by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Krishnan by kind, 2016 to 2025
$427in total
- Food and beverage$40896%
- Education$194%
Companies that paid Dr. Krishnan the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Gopal Krishnan has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Krishnan, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Krishnan
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Gopal Krishnan graduated from Stanley Medical College SMC
Dr. Krishnan graduated from Stanley Medical College SMC in 1992.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in nephrology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Gopal Krishnan accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Krishnan is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Krishnan accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO13
- Medicare10
- HMO8
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Gopal Krishnan's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Gopal Krishnan's NPI number?
Dr. Gopal Krishnan's NPI number is 1780658716. It was assigned on February 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gopal Krishnan?
Dr. Gopal Krishnan is a nephrologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Gopal Krishnan practice?
Dr. Krishnan practices at 4950 Childrens Pl, Saint Louis, MO 63110. Dr. Krishnan's primary practice is South County Dialysis in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dmand AI also links Dr. Krishnan to 1 hospital, 3 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Gopal Krishnan's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Krishnan is (314) 894-1851.
What is Dr. Gopal Krishnan's medical license number?
Dr. Krishnan holds Missouri license 2001001580, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Gopal Krishnan been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Krishnan in Missouri (2001 to 2026) and Illinois (1998 to 2026).
Which hospitals is Dr. Gopal Krishnan affiliated with?
Dr. Krishnan is affiliated with Mercy Hospital St. Louis. Dmand AI links Dr. Krishnan to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Gopal Krishnan part of?
Dr. Krishnan is linked to Saint Louis Nephrology Associates.
Does Dr. Gopal Krishnan accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Krishnan billed Medicare for 937 services in 2024, and Dr. Krishnan accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gopal Krishnan see?
CMS counts 297 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Krishnan in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Gopal Krishnan board certified?
Yes. Dr. Krishnan is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Gopal Krishnan bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Krishnan's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, established patient (99214) and dialysis (90961).
Where did Dr. Gopal Krishnan go to medical school?
Dr. Krishnan graduated from Stanley Medical College SMC in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Gopal Krishnan prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Krishnan's most prescribed drugs by claims were Farxiga, Losartan Potassium and Calcitriol.
Has Dr. Gopal Krishnan received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $427 in general payments to Dr. Krishnan from 7 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
How long has Dr. Gopal Krishnan been practicing?
Dr. Krishnan graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
Does Dr. Gopal Krishnan do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Krishnan, published from 2012 to 2018.
Who does Dr. Gopal Krishnan publish with?
Dr. Krishnan's most frequent co-authors are Anand Krishnan, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Gopal Krishnan accept?
Dr. Krishnan is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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