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Dr. Alok Krishna, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga

Professional interests include: palliative care, consultation, chronic illness, and more.

1141 Sibley Street
Folsom, CA 95630

(916) 569-8585

Dr. Alok Krishna, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Folsom, CA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga. Dr. Alok Krishna, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, Sutter Health, Hill Physicians and Mercy Hospital Folsom Mercy General Hospital.

Office Locations

Hill Physicians

1141 Sibley Street
Folsom, CA 95630

(916) 569-8585

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Mercy Hospital Folsom Mercy General Hospital

87 Scripps Drive Suite 210
Sacramento, CA 95825

(916) 569-8585

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Some issues Dr. Alok Krishna, MD can help you with:

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
Unusual sleep or eating habits
Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
Physical aches and pains
Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok Krishna, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Folsom, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	226
emergency care	184
hospital care	657
inpatient care	657
lab tests	29
nursing home care	220

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok Krishna, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Folsom, CA during 2013 were emergency care, nursing home care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	190
emergency care	480
nursing home care	121
preventive care	15
vaccines	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	26
Hispanic	67
Asian	39
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	93
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	43
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok Krishna, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Folsom, CA during 2014 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	973
emergency care	265
hospital care	302
inpatient care	302
nursing home care	753

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	45
Hispanic	72
Asian	51
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	138
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	47
Dementia	36
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok Krishna, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Folsom, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	310
hospital care	981
inpatient care	981
nursing home care	163

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	84
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	142
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	51
Dementia	39
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok Krishna, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Folsom, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	421
hospital care	455
inpatient care	455
nursing home care	260

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	34
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	38
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	39
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	44
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok Krishna, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Folsom, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	498
hospital care	307
inpatient care	307

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	35
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	44
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok Krishna, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Folsom, CA during 2018 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	436
lab tests	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	16
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	31
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	27
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok Krishna, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Folsom, CA during 2019 were chronic care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	161
doctor visit	554
lab tests	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	20
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	29
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	22
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok Krishna, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Folsom, CA during 2020 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	166
doctor visit	365

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	17
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	38
Dementia	28
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok Krishna, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Folsom, CA during 2021 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	59
doctor visit	259

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	13
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	15
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	43
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	214

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	35
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	18
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alok Krishna, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Folsom, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and nursing home care.

chronic care	128
doctor visit	404
emergency care	309
hospital care	540
inpatient care	540
lab tests	19
nursing home care	303
preventive care	15
vaccines	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok Krishna, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	11
Non-Hispanic White	187
Hispanic	29
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	69
85 and over	48
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	86

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

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	7
Dementia	24

Education & Training

Dr. Alok Krishna, MD graduated from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga. He completed residency at The University of Toledo Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Family Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga

Residency: The University of Toledo Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Family Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alok Krishna, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Sutter Health

Hill Physicians

Mercy Hospital Folsom Mercy General Hospital

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Alok Krishna, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, Blue Shield of California, Medicare Advantage, SCAN Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Anthem Blue Cross of California, Anthem, Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO, Health Net, UnitedHealthcare, Central Health Plan, Western Health Advantage (WHA), Accepted Aetna Plans: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): HMO: HMO Deductible Plans: Quality Point of Service (QPOS), Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO and Accepted SCAN Plans: Sutter Senior Advantage, a SCAN Medicare Plan (HMO).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Alok Krishna, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

Blue Shield of California

Medicare Advantage

SCAN Health Plan

United Healthcare

Aetna

Cigna

Anthem Blue Cross of California

Anthem

Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO

Health Net

UnitedHealthcare

Central Health Plan

Western Health Advantage (WHA)

Accepted Aetna Plans: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): HMO: HMO Deductible Plans: Quality Point of Service (QPOS)

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO

Accepted SCAN Plans: Sutter Senior Advantage, a SCAN Medicare Plan (HMO)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$582 LATUDA $582
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$362 SPRAVATO $265	INVOKANA $63	XARELTO $34
Orexo US, Inc.	$300 Zubsolv $300
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$293 SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM $293
Novo Nordisk Inc	$240 Tresiba $70	Victoza $63	RYBELSUS $60	Xultophy 100/3.6 $26	NovoLog $21
Other	$2,819 XIFAXAN $238	REXULTI $209	COLOGUARD $135	SilverHawk $132	CardioMEMS $100	Other $2,004

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,328
Consulting Fee	$150
Honoraria	$83
Education	$35

Biography

Dr. Alok Krishna practices family medicine, counseling, and addiction therapy. His areas of expertise include the following: homeopathic treatment, puberty, and depression. Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Krishna takes. Dr. Krishna obtained his medical school training at Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga and performed his residency at Ohio State University Medical Center, Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, and a hospital affiliated with The University of Toledo. In addition to English, Dr. Krishna (or staff) speaks Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi. Dr. Krishna is affiliated with Mercy General Hospital, Hill Physicians, and Sutter Health. According to Hill Physicians, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Folsom, CA.