Dr. Suresh Kulkarni, MD

Dr. Kulkarni practices at Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Dr. Kulkarni's NPI, 1134187347, was assigned on May 4, 2006. Dr. Kulkarni graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS in 1985. Dr. Kulkarni holds Texas license 1854.

Dr. Kulkarni's primary practice is Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area, at 7101 S Padre Island Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78412 in Nueces County. The practice phone is (361) 761-1000.

Dr. Kulkarni's primary practice is Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dr. Kulkarni is also affiliated with CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline. The medical group on file is Shea Physical Therapy and Hand Therapy Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kulkarni to 3 more hospitals and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

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

Internal medicine is Dr. Kulkarni's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Kulkarni is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Kulkarni's licenses on file in 6 states: Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, West Virginia, New Jersey and Tennessee.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute respiratory failure, anemia, atherosclerosis, bile duct problems, cardiac arrhythmia, cerebrovascular disease and chronic diabetes among the conditions Dr. Kulkarni treats.

CMS data shows 2,862 Medicare services from Dr. Kulkarni across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 323 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $246,417 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 323 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kulkarni in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 110 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.63, 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. Kulkarni's median patient age at 70, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kulkarni wrote 623 Medicare Part D claims for 279 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 380 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,859 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 262 claims across 13 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Kulkarni for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Kulkarni accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Kulkarni from 1 drug or device company in 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $82.

Dr. Kulkarni graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS in 1985.

Dr. Kulkarni is in network with 3 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and CMS Medicare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.