Pushkar Kanade, M.D
NPI 1144506445ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Cleveland, OH
Internal Medicine (M.D) with North Platte Nebraska Hospital Corporation, practicing in Cleveland, Ohio. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $786,828 for 3,684 claims, against $360,319 paid for services in 2024. Ardelyx, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $5,316 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees. Lists Cherry County Hospital and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1144506445 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 31, 2011 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 31, 2011 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 57.019018 | OH |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nephrology (NE) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 1,032 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 4,764 across 23 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $360,319 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,684 · 5,288 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 478 |
| Total drug cost | $786,828 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nephrology |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- North Platte Nebraska Hospital CorporationNorth Platte, NE · 243 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Cherry County HospitalValentine, NE
- Citizens Medical CenterColby, KS
- Community HospitalMcCook, NE
- Great Plains HealthNorth Platte, NE
- Sidney Regional Medical CenterSidney, NE
Other facilities
- Cherry County Hospital Dialysis UnitDialysis facility · Valentine, NE
- Davita McCook Dialysis CenterDialysis facility · McCook, NE
- Fmc - North PlatteDialysis facility · North Platte, NE
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$5,316 · 13 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$15,559 · 44 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $4,500 | 4 |
| Amgen Inc. | $713.23 | 3 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $50.36 | 3 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $20.60 | 1 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | $16.98 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$5,200 · 6 payments
- Food and Beverage$114.25 · 6 payments
- Education$1.66 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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