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Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Stanley Medical College

10004 Kennerly Road Suite 315, 2 Locations
Saint Louis, MO 63128

(314) 843-3449

Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD is a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Stanley Medical College. Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD is affiliated with SSM Health, Mercy Hospital South, SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis, Mercy Health System, SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton and ST LOUIS NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES LLC.

Office Locations

10004 Kennerly Road Suite 315, 2 Locations
Saint Louis, MO 63128

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD in 2023

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hemodialysis

In 2012, Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD had a list price for hemodialysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated as a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	175
doctor visit	240
hospital care	1026
inpatient care	1026

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated as a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	163
doctor visit	255
hospital care	909
inpatient care	909

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	74
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	57
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated as a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	291
doctor visit	251
hospital care	937
inpatient care	937

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	69
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	59
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated as a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	217
doctor visit	255
hospital care	740
inpatient care	740

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	558
Black	180
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	158
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	55
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated as a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	367
doctor visit	210
hospital care	999
inpatient care	999

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	95
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	87
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	54
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated as a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	230
doctor visit	210
hospital care	646
inpatient care	646

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	64
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	55
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated as a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	214
doctor visit	215
hospital care	832
inpatient care	832

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	60
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	55
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated as a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	260
doctor visit	241
hemofiltration	33
hospital care	861
inpatient care	861

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	303
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	54
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	59
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated as a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	219
doctor visit	172
hospital care	712
inpatient care	712

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	49
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	61
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated as a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	113
doctor visit	193
hospital care	489
inpatient care	489

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	43
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	64
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated as a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	130
doctor visit	216
hospital care	491
inpatient care	491

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	40
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	62
Dementia	18
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated as a nephrologist in Saint Louis, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	216
doctor visit	223
hemofiltration	33
hospital care	785
inpatient care	785

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	47
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	288
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	107
85 and over	63
Less than 65	87
65 to 74	110

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD graduated from Stanley Medical College. He completed residency at St. Louis University (SLU) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Amer Bd Internal Medicine (Nephrology) and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Stanley Medical College

Residency: St. Louis University (SLU) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Amer Bd Internal Medicine (Nephrology)

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gopal Krishnan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SSM Health

Mercy Hospital South

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

Mercy Health System

SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton

ST LOUIS NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Retrophin, Inc.	$124 $124
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$110 KRYSTEXXA $110
Vifor Pharma, Inc.	$52 VELTASSA $14	KORSUVA $13	Korsuva $13	$12
Boston Scientific Corporation	$50 CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT $50
Baxter Healthcare	$47 Baxter $47
Other	$91 ACTHAR $28	XARELTO $23	ENTRESTO $22	LOKELMA $18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$461
Education	$12

Biography

Dr. Gopal Krishnan's specialty is adult nephrology. He attended Stanley Medical College and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with St. Louis University (SLU). His professional affiliations include SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton, SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis, and Mercy Hospital South.