Physician

Akhil Sadanand Hegde, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Akhil Hegde, M.D. (NPI: 1164742938) practices nephrology in the Raleigh-Cary, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Wake, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NORTH CAROLINA NEPHROLOGY PA (NPI: 1750835336; TIN: 81-2808787) and primary practice location at 27610-1231.

Hegde's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 375 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,129 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $99,675 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99233 (Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes). Part D data shows 379 prescription claims across 101 beneficiaries totaling $84,422 in drug costs, led by Farxiga (Dapagliflozin Propanediol). Open Payments data shows 64 records totaling $1,668. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $14,191 to $84,422. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$143K$287K2016 Medicare payment: $27,609 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $88,740 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $172,117 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $286,974 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $274,187 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $206,637 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $215,221 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $116,466 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $99,675 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016145994$27,609
20173017,165$88,740
20183708,600$172,117
20194246,077$286,974
20203807,122$274,187
20214337,055$206,637
20224398,449$215,221
20233691,104$116,466
20243751,129$99,675

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$87K$174K2015 Drug cost: $14,191 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $15,845 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $53,624 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $74,493 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $51,018 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $73,395 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $98,359 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $173,582 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $43,387 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $84,422 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201585243$14,191
201683246$15,845
2017107523$53,624
2018137630$74,493
2019110413$51,018
202090421$73,395
202188394$98,359
2022197756$173,582
202388229$43,387
2024101379$84,422

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes59119$88
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more76120$69
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes93168$59
90935Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation6199$53
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's65109$12

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol391,470$26,072
JardianceEmpagliflozin411,218$24,001
KerendiaFinerenone14480$10,109
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium201,620$227
TelmisartanTelmisartan15990$188

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.64$1,668Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Akhil Sadanand Hegde, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Akhil Sadanand Hegde, M.D. (NPI 1164742938), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Akhil Sadanand Hegde, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Akhil Sadanand Hegde, M.D.?

Akhil Sadanand Hegde, M.D. is linked to NORTH CAROLINA NEPHROLOGY PA (billing NPI 1750835336) in the available physician profile data.

Does Akhil Sadanand Hegde, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Akhil Sadanand Hegde, M.D. has 64 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.