Dr. Avinash Ghimire, MD

  • Bastrop, TX
  • Nephrologist
NPI1972662260PAC ID5092967539
Medicare services, 2024
594
Medicare patients, 2024
193
Part D claims, 2024
1,494
MIPS score, 2024
81
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
423 Old Austin Highway, Bastrop, TX 78602
Practice phone
Call (512) 581-9993
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Primary practice

Fresenius Kidney Care North Bastrop

Dialysis Center - Independent · Bastrop, Texas

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Dr. Avinash Ghimire is a nephrologist in Bastrop, Texas

Dr. Ghimire practices at Fresenius Kidney Care North Bastrop in Bastrop, Texas.

Dr. Ghimire's NPI, 1972662260, was assigned on December 6, 2006. Dr. Ghimire graduated from Manipal College of Medical Science in 2001. Dr. Ghimire holds Texas license T8408.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5092967539
NPI enumeration date
December 6, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(512) 581-9993
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

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

Dr. Avinash Ghimire practices at Fresenius Kidney Care North Bastrop in Bastrop, Texas

Dr. Ghimire's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care North Bastrop, at 423 Old Austin Highway, Bastrop, TX 78602 in Bastrop County. The practice phone is (512) 581-9993.

  • Fresenius Kidney Care North Bastrop
    423 Old Austin Highway, Bastrop, TX 78602 · Bastrop CountyPhone(512) 581-9993

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Dr. Avinash Ghimire is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Ghimire's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care North Bastrop in Bastrop, Texas. Dr. Ghimire is also affiliated with St. David's Medical Center. The medical group on file is Austin Diagnostic Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghimire to 3 more hospitals, 1 dialysis center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Avinash Ghimire's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ghimire practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Fresenius Kidney Care North BastropAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Avinash Ghimire is one of 1,045 nephrologists in Texas

Nephrology is Dr. Ghimire's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Ghimire is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ghimire's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Maine.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, TexasPrimaryLicense T8408 · 2022 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Internal medicine, MaineLicense MD19410 · 2012 to 2024 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease and kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Ghimire treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Ghimire

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. Avinash Ghimire billed Medicare for 594 services in 2024

CMS data shows 594 Medicare services from Dr. Ghimire across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 193 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $95,688 for them.

Medicare services, 2024594
Medicare patients193
Paid by Medicare$95,688
Procedure codes8

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1762024: 30070%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3562024: 29417%
Lab and pathology
2023: 112024: 0100%

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

  • In an office47279%
  • In a facility12221%

Dr. Ghimire compared with the Texas median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Ghimire
  • Texas median
Medicare services
594vs 1,04843% below
Medicare patients
193vs 27730% below
Part D claims
1,283vs 75869% above

Medians across 1,017 nephrologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ghimire'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. Avinash Ghimire treated 193 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 193 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghimire in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 80 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.30, 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. Ghimire's median patient age at 72, with 44% women.

Medicare patients, 2024193
Average age72
Average risk score4.30
Also on Medicaid15%

Dr. Ghimire's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ghimire's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8946%
  • Men10454%

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

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes66%
  5. Ischemic heart disease53%
  6. Heart failure50%
  7. Arthritis41%
  8. Atrial fibrillation37%

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

Dr. Ghimire's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women44%
  • Men55%

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

Dr. Avinash Ghimire wrote 1,494 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ghimire wrote 1,494 Medicare Part D claims for 316 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,283 of them, across 33 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $397,281 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,287 claims across 24 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,494
Drugs named by CMS33
Total drug cost$397,281
Part D patients316

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

  • Generic1,271 claims85%
  • Brand-name223 claims15%

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

  • Antibiotics2%37 of 1,494 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: 1,2872024: 1,283No change

Drugs named by CMS: 33 in 2024, 24 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. Avinash Ghimire scored 81 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Ghimire for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ghimire accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ghimire as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Ghimire's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 81of 100Final score
  • 64.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 100Cost

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. Avinash Ghimire received $769 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 39 general payments to Dr. Ghimire from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Mallinckrodt LLC paid the most, $358.

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

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

$769in total
  • Food and beverage$66987%
  • Education$10013%

Companies that paid Dr. Ghimire 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

Dr. Avinash Ghimire graduated from Manipal College of Medical Science

Dr. Ghimire graduated from Manipal College of Medical Science in 2001.

  1. Medical schoolManipal College of Medical Science
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Avinash Ghimire accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers

Dr. Ghimire is in network with 21 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.

Plan types Dr. Ghimire accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO13
  2. HMO11
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Avinash Ghimire'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Avinash Ghimire's NPI number?

Dr. Avinash Ghimire's NPI number is 1972662260. It was assigned on December 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Avinash Ghimire?

Dr. Avinash Ghimire is a nephrologist in Bastrop, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Avinash Ghimire practice?

Dr. Ghimire practices at 423 Old Austin Highway, Bastrop, TX 78602. Dr. Ghimire's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care North Bastrop in Bastrop, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghimire to 3 hospitals, 1 dialysis center and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Avinash Ghimire's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ghimire is (512) 581-9993.

What is Dr. Avinash Ghimire's medical license number?

Dr. Ghimire holds Texas license T8408, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Avinash Ghimire been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ghimire in Texas (2022 to 2026) and Maine (2012 to 2024).

Which hospitals is Dr. Avinash Ghimire affiliated with?

Dr. Ghimire is affiliated with St. David's Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ghimire to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Avinash Ghimire part of?

Dr. Ghimire is linked to Austin Diagnostic Clinic.

Does Dr. Avinash Ghimire accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ghimire billed Medicare for 594 services in 2024, and Dr. Ghimire accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Avinash Ghimire offer telehealth?

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

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What is Dr. Avinash Ghimire's MIPS score?

Dr. Ghimire's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 81 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Avinash Ghimire see?

CMS counts 193 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghimire in 2024, with an average age of 72.

Is Dr. Avinash Ghimire board certified?

Yes. Dr. Ghimire is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Avinash Ghimire bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ghimire's most billed Medicare services were dialysis (90961), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Avinash Ghimire go to medical school?

Dr. Ghimire graduated from Manipal College of Medical Science in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. Avinash Ghimire prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ghimire's most prescribed drugs by claims were Losartan Potassium, Amlodipine Besylate and Hydralazine HCl.

Has Dr. Avinash Ghimire received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $769 in general payments to Dr. Ghimire from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Mallinckrodt LLC.

How long has Dr. Avinash Ghimire been practicing?

Dr. Ghimire graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Avinash Ghimire accept?

Dr. Ghimire is in network with 21 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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