Jai P. Bhimani, MD
NPI 1851326128ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Louisville, KY
Internal Medicine, Nephrology (MD) with Bluegrass Kidney Consultants PSC, practicing in Louisville, Kentucky. 825 Medicare patients in 2024, $342,728 paid; nearly all of their 1,357 Part D prescriptions were generic (90%). Travere Therapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 22 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,885 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Baptist Health Louisville and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1851326128 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 12, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 23, 2011 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary | 207RN0300X | 40711 | KY |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 043330 | GA |
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 - Internal Medicine (KY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 825 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 4,182 across 25 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $342,728 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,357 · 3,038 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 274 |
| Total drug cost | $118,327 |
| Generic share | 90% 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 LouisvilleLouisville, KY
- Norton Clark HospitalJeffersonville, IN
- 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
- American Kidney Center of Madison, LLCDialysis facility · Madison, IN
- American Kidney Center- Browns LaneDialysis facility · Louisville, KY
- Davita West Broadway DialysisDialysis facility · Louisville, KY
- Dialyze Direct Louisville, KyDialysis facility · Louisville, KY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,885 · 66 payments from 22 companies
- 2024$1,169 · 54 payments from 18 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $341.33 | 8 |
| Amgen Inc. | $215.24 | 7 |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $207.00 | 4 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $201.79 | 7 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $159.64 | 6 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,867 · 65 payments
- Education$18.76 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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