Bhagwan Bhimani, MD
NPI 1699754655ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Louisville, KY
Internal Medicine, Nephrology (MD) with Bluegrass Kidney Consultants PSC, practicing in Louisville, Kentucky. 602 Medicare patients in 2024, $277,601 paid; nearly all of their 1,035 Part D prescriptions were generic (93%). Travere Therapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 19 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,481 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Baptist Health Floyd and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1699754655 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 13, 2011 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary | 207RN0300X | 37878 | KY |
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 - Nephrology (IN); Practitioner - Nephrology (KY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 602 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,360 across 21 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $277,601 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,035 · 2,267 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 247 |
| Total drug cost | $85,926 |
| Generic share | 93% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nephrology |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Bluegrass Kidney Consultants PSCNew Albany, IN · 19 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Baptist Health FloydNew Albany, IN
- Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville, KY
- Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY
- Norton-King's Daughters' HealthMadison, IN
- Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth HospitalLouisville, KY
Other facilities
- American Kidney CenterDialysis facility · Louisville, KY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,481 · 44 payments from 19 companies
- 2024$869.38 · 37 payments from 16 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $332.36 | 7 |
| Amgen Inc. | $160.44 | 3 |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $153.75 | 2 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $135.02 | 5 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $129.70 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,442 · 42 payments
- Education$38.66 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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