Vijaya Kumar Gorantla, M.D
NPI 1679839666ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Memphis, TN
Internal Medicine, Nephrology (M.D) with Kidney Care Consultants, P.C., practicing in Memphis, Tennessee. In 2024 Medicare paid $183,935 for 438 patients, and Part D covered 768 of their prescriptions, 74% of them generic. Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $559.19 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Baptist Memorial Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1679839666 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 4, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 21, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary | 207RN0300X | 59449 | TN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 438 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,632 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $183,935 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 768 · 1,414 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 106 |
| Total drug cost | $136,518 |
| Generic share | 74% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Secondary specialties | Nephrology |
Medical group
- Kidney Care Consultants, P.C.Bartlett, TN · 10 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN
- Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis, TN
- Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterBartlett, TN
Other facilities
- Davita Capelville Dialysis CenterDialysis facility · Memphis, TN
- Davita Memphis Downtown DialysisDialysis facility · Memphis, TN
- Davita Renal Care of Midtown MemphisDialysis facility · Memphis, TN
- Davita State Line DialysisDialysis facility · Memphis, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$559.19 · 20 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$634.97 · 26 payments from 12 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $108.06 | 1 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $106.94 | 4 |
| Vantive US Healthcare LLC | $76.83 | 1 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $59.79 | 3 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | $48.96 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$537.02 · 19 payments
- Education$22.17 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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