Vishal Kukkar, M.D

Primary specialty

Diagnostic Radiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 2085R0202X

License

345116 Issued in LA

Practice address

1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121-2429

Phone

(504) 842-3000

NPI assigned

Aug 13, 2016

Last updated

Jun 24, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX, LA, MS, AL4 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 4

Specialty

Diagnostic Radiology

Education

Other, 2003

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Ochsner Clinic LLCGroup PAC ID 8224933619, 2,845 clinicians

Medical Foundation IncGroup PAC ID 9234043712, 211 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Ochsner Medical Center Acute Hospital, New Orleans, LA, CCN 190036
• Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, CCN 190202
• Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Hospital, Kenner, LA, CCN 190274
• Ochsner Rush Hospital Hospital, Meridian, MS, CCN 250069
• St Bernard Parish Hospital Hospital, Chalmette, LA, CCN 190308

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

82.87 of 100Reported as group

Quality

70.15

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

72.75

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

92.26 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

80.2

Promoting interoperability

99.24

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• Freedom Health HMO Network

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: vkukkar2433474@direct.ochsner.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1538151428
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Medical Foundation, Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Meridian, MS
  • NPI 1609820539
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Ochsner Mississippi, LLC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Bay Saint Louis, MS
  • NPI 1538674239
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Rush Hospital/Butler, Inc

  dba Ochsner Choctaw General Professional Services

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Butler, AL
  • NPI 1811268592
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Dallas, TX
  • NPI 1942270566
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  dba Diabetes Prevention Program

  • Registered Dietitian
  • Covington, LA
  • NPI 1013747039
  NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  dba Ochsner St. Anne Specialty Clinic

  • General Practice Physician
  • Raceland, LA
  • NPI 1699072041
  NPD
• Medical Foundation, Inc.

  dba Ochsner Rush Medical Center Emergency Room Professional Services

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Meridian, MS
  • NPI 1700917994
  NPD
• Ochsner Mississippi, LLC

  dba Ochsner Urgent Care & Occupational Health - Diamondhead

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Diamondhead, MS
  • NPI 1316662059
  NPD
• Ochsner Mississippi, LLC

  dba Ochsner Health Center For Children-Pediatric Specialties-McComb

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • McComb, MS
  • NPI 1457857062
  NPD
• Rush Hospital/Butler, Inc

  dba Ochsner Choctaw General Swing Bed

  • Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit
  • Butler, AL
  • NPI 1811268410
  NPD
• The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Dallas, TX
  • NPI 1396832713
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• East Baton Rouge Medical Center LLC

  dba Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1053360651
  Care Compare affiliation
• Hospital Service District of the Parish of St. Bernard, State of Louis

  dba St. Bernard Parish Hospital

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Chalmette, LA
  • NPI 1083903744
  Care Compare affiliation
• Ochsner Clinic Foundation

  dba Ochsner Medical Center Acute

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1811973100
  Care Compare affiliation
• Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner, L.L.C.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Kenner, LA
  • NPI 1710097936
  Care Compare affiliation
• Rush Medical Foundation

  dba Ochsner Rush Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Meridian, MS
  • NPI 1770543399
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Radia Ksayer, MD
• Jessica R Ku, NP-C
• Timothy C Ku, M.D
• Vishnupriya Kuchana, MD
• Daniela Kucher, PLPC
• Yush Kukreja, MD
• Eugene Leonard Kukuy, M.D.
• Anupama Sharad Kulkarni
• Ginny Leigh Kullman, MD
• Krishma Kumar, MD

• Diagnostic Radiology Physician in New Orleans, LA
• Providers in New Orleans, LA by specialty
• Diagnostic Radiology Physician in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 24, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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