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Bindu M. Kamal, MD

NPI 1184718215ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Santa Barbara, CA

Internal Medicine, Nephrology (MD) in Santa Barbara, California, licensed in CA, with an NPI issued in October 2006. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,004,921 for 3,614 claims, against $422,846 paid for services in 2024. Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $627.76 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lompoc Valley Medical Center and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1184718215
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedOct 3, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSep 1, 2015

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary207RN0300XA68308CA
Internal Medicine207R00000XA68308CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Nephrology (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients682
Services billed3,073 across 23 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$422,846

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)3,614 · 8,941 30-day fills
Patients428
Total drug cost$1,004,921
Generic share69% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1997
Medicare specialtyNephrology
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$627.76 · 16 payments from 7 companies
  • 2024$259.15 · 9 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.$184.793
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$177.885
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$132.282
Akebia Therapeutics Inc$50.862
Lemaitre Vascular, Inc.$40.222

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$627.76 · 16 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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