Rakesh Kanipakam, MD

Primary specialty

Nephrology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RN0300X

License

MD495302 Issued in PA

Practice address

320 E North Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-4756

Phone

(412) 359-3319

NPI assigned

Mar 23, 2016

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL

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 1

Specialty

Nephrology

Education

Other, 2013

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Montgomery Kidney Specialists LLPGroup PAC ID 0345220224, 10 clinicians

Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationGroup PAC ID 5597774554, 825 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• DaVita PDI-Elmore County Dialysis facility, Wetumpka, AL, CCN 012553
• FMC Prattville Dialysis facility, Prattville, AL, CCN 012633
• Baptist Medical Center East Hospital, Montgomery, AL, CCN 010149
• Baptist Medical Center South Hospital, Montgomery, AL, CCN 010023
• Prattville Baptist Hospital Hospital, Prattville, AL, CCN 010108
• Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc Hospital, Montgomery, AL, CCN 010024
• The Health Care Authority of the City of Greenville- LV Stabler Hospital Hospital, Greenville, AL, CCN 010150

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: rkanipakam293049@direct.trinity-health.org
• Direct secure messaging: rakesh.kanipakam@direct.davitaphysiciansolutions.com

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

• Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional Corporation

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Monroe, GA
  • NPI 1760410385

  AL

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Montgomery Kidney Specialists, LLP

  • Specialist
  • Montgomery, AL
  • NPI 1356452403
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

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

• Bio-Medical Applications of Alabama, Inc.

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Prattville, AL
  • NPI 1982842548

  Dialysis facility

  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• Physicians Choice Dialysis of Alabama LLC

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Wetumpka, AL
  • NPI 1063476489

  Dialysis facility

  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• Health Care Authority for Baptist Health an Affiliate of Uabhs

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Montgomery, AL
  • NPI 1104917780
  Care Compare affiliation
• Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, an Affiliate of Uabhs

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Montgomery, AL
  • NPI 1700977105
  Care Compare affiliation
• Jackson Hospital & Clinic, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Montgomery, AL
  • NPI 1043262488
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health an Affiliate of Uabhs

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Prattville, AL
  • NPI 1942391230
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Health Care Authority of the City of Greenville - LV Stabler Hospi

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Greenville, AL
  • NPI 1780655332
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1784505600000",
    "number": "1295197705",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2 ALLEGHENY CTR STE 530",
            "city": "PITTSBURGH",
            "state": "PA",
            "postal_code": "152125404"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "320 E NORTH AVE",
            "city": "PITTSBURGH",
            "state": "PA",
            "postal_code": "152124756",
            "telephone_number": "412-359-3319"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "KANIPAKAM",
        "first_name": "RAKESH",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2016-03-23",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-20",
        "certification_date": "2026-07-20",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "207RN0300X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Internal Medicine, Nephrology",
            "state": "PA",
            "license": "MD495302",
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        }
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• Kangaroo Birthing & Maternity Concierge LLC
• James Kania, LSW
• Robert J Kania, MD
• Virginia M Kania, DO
• Robert G Kaniecki, MD
• Janis Kanitra, PT
• Jeffrey N. Kann, MD
• Kirsten Emily Kann
• Rachel Kann, MD
• Steven E. Kann, M.D.

• Nephrology Physician in Pittsburgh, PA
• Providers in Pittsburgh, PA by specialty
• Nephrology Physician in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 20, 2026; 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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