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Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD

Accepting New Patients

(108 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Deccan College of Medical Sciences

4110 Outpatient Circle Suite 2101
Little Rock, AR 72205

(501) 661-7910

Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD is a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Deccan College of Medical Sciences. Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD is affiliated with University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health.

Office Locations

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health

4110 Outpatient Circle Suite 2101
Little Rock, AR 72205

(501) 661-7910

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health

4301 W. Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205

(501) 686-8000

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

dialysis

In 2012, Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD performed more dialysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated as a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR during 2012 were dialysis, hospital care, inpatient care and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	146
hemofiltration	35
hospital care	136
inpatient care	136

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated as a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD for Medicare patients.

apheresis	31
dialysis	402
doctor visit	104
hemofiltration	90
hospital care	582
inpatient care	582

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	251
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	23
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	61
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated as a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	324
doctor visit	140
hemofiltration	122
hospital care	482
inpatient care	482

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	213
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	14
Less than 65	179

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	59
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated as a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	306
doctor visit	133
hemofiltration	76
hospital care	580
inpatient care	580

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	432
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	34
Less than 65	330

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	61
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated as a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	284
doctor visit	154
hemofiltration	56
hospital care	536
inpatient care	536

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	20
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	56
Dementia	22
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated as a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	245
doctor visit	154
hemofiltration	25
hospital care	455
inpatient care	455

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	15
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	60
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated as a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	205
doctor visit	210
hemofiltration	44
hospital care	265
inpatient care	265

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	133
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	21
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	58
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated as a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	203
doctor visit	240
hemofiltration	49
hospital care	277
inpatient care	277

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	166
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	20
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	60
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated as a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR during 2020 were dialysis, hospital care, inpatient care and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	362
doctor visit	237
hemofiltration	67
hospital care	356
inpatient care	356

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	210
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	25
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	58
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated as a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR during 2021 were dialysis, hospital care, inpatient care and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	163
doctor visit	160
hemofiltration	44
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	21
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	57
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated as a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR during 2022 were dialysis, hospital care, inpatient care and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	276
doctor visit	129
hemofiltration	96
hospital care	231
inpatient care	231

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	99
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	17
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	62
Dementia	13
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated as a nephrologist in Little Rock, AR were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

apheresis	31
dialysis	265
doctor visit	166
hemofiltration	64
hospital care	368
inpatient care	368

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD.

**Gender**
Female	178
Male	179

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	136
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	171
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	19
75 to 84	66
Less than 65	153
65 to 74	118

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	53
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD graduated from Deccan College of Medical Sciences. He completed residency at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He is certified by the internal medicine and nephrology and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Deccan College of Medical Sciences

Residency: Greater Baltimore Medical Center

Board Certification: internal medicine and nephrology

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.68 out of 5 stars based on 108 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Little Rock, AR.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nithin Karakala, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GAMBRO AAB	$2,483 Acute $2,447	Chronic $36
NxStage Medical, Inc.	$1,164 System One $1,164
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$382 JYNARQUE $382
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$125 NINLARO $125
Incyte Corporation	$121 $121
Other	$599 Korsuva $121	VIBERZI $119	NON BRAND $102	TRADJENTA $95	Velphoro $50	Other $112

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,095
Food and Beverage	$1,374
Consulting Fee	$500
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$500
Education	$406

Biography

Dr. Nithin Karakala sees patients in Little Rock, AR. His medical specialty is adult nephrology. Dr. Karakala's professional affiliations include the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He obtained his medical school training at Deccan College of Medical Sciences and performed his residency at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He is rated 4.5 stars (out of 5) by his patients. Dr. Karakala's practice in Little Rock, AR is open to new patients as reported by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health.