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Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Professional interests include: gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders)

1505 Eastland Drive
Bloomington, IL 61701

(309) 665-4040

Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD is a gastroenterologist in Bloomington, IL specializing in adult gastroenterology. Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD is affiliated with OSF Healthcare.

Office Locations

OSF Healthcare

1505 Eastland Drive
Bloomington, IL 61701

(309) 665-4040

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OSF Healthcare

5105 North Glen Park Place Road
Peoria, IL 61614

(309) 308-5900

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Osf Saint Francis Medical Center ? Department of Internal Medicine
Peoria, IL 61637

(309) 655-6931

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Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

colonoscopy

colonoscopy with endoscopic mucosal resection

colonoscopy with lesion removal

diagnostic EGD

endoscopy

gastrointestinal endoscopy

inpatient hospital care

preventive care

screening colonoscopy

In 2012, Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD performed more colonoscopy, colonoscopy with endoscopic mucosal resection, colonoscopy with lesion removal, diagnostic EGD, endoscopy, gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), preventive care, and screening colonoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Bloomington, IL during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	686
inpatient care	686

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Bloomington, IL during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	782
inpatient care	782

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	35
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	52
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Bloomington, IL during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	655
inpatient care	655

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	135

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	39
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	45
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Bloomington, IL during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	174
inpatient care	174

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	47
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Bloomington, IL during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	20
diagnostic procedures	148
doctor visit	70
esophageal dilation	17
gastrointestinal procedures	243
hospital care	149
inpatient care	149
minimally invasive procedures	243
preventive care	28
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	162

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	21
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Bloomington, IL during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD for Medicare patients.

balloon dilation	13
blood draw	31
diagnostic procedures	315
doctor visit	255
esophageal dilation	35
gastrointestinal procedures	494
hospital care	204
inpatient care	204
minimally invasive procedures	506
preventive care	76
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	328

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	44
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Bloomington, IL during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	27
diagnostic procedures	221
doctor visit	209
esophageal dilation	13
gastrointestinal procedures	353
hospital care	216
inpatient care	216
minimally invasive procedures	353
preventive care	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	238

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	40
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Bloomington, IL during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	31
diagnostic procedures	248
doctor visit	204
esophageal dilation	24
gastrointestinal procedures	396
hospital care	154
injections	13
inpatient care	154
minimally invasive procedures	396
preventive care	58
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	268

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	45
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Bloomington, IL during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	18
diagnostic procedures	235
doctor visit	229
esophageal dilation	19
gastrointestinal procedures	385
hospital care	150
injections	13
inpatient care	150
minimally invasive procedures	385
preventive care	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	270
vaccines	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	432
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	53
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Bloomington, IL were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

balloon dilation	13
blood draw	25
diagnostic procedures	233
doctor visit	193
esophageal dilation	21
gastrointestinal procedures	374
hospital care	352
injections	13
inpatient care	352
minimally invasive procedures	376
preventive care	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	253
vaccines	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	281
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	93
85 and over	30
Less than 65	55
65 to 74	148

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	15
Dementia	11

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Illinois at Peoria Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology and has a state license in Illinois.

Residency: University of Illinois at Peoria Affiliated Hospitals (2010)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology (2018)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nikhil R. Kalva, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OSF Healthcare

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$523 EXALT Model D $211	GENERAL - THERAPIES $171	AXIOS $85	General - Biliary Devices $49	ORISE $6
AbbVie Inc.	$229 Rinvoq $152	Skyrizi $77
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$164 XARELTO $164
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC	$125 REMICADE $125
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$105 ZEPOSIA $105
Other	$298 STELARA $99	Mavyret $79	Beacon $42	Lunderquist $42	ENTYVIO $25	Other $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,009
Education	$263
Travel and Lodging	$171

Biography

Dr. Nikhil Kalva is a specialist in adult gastroenterology. Dr. Kalva (or staff) is conversant in Telugu and Hindi. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Kalva include gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders). Dr. Kalva is professionally affiliated with OSF Healthcare. For his professional training, Dr. Kalva completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Peoria. According to OSF Healthcare, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Kalva's office in Peoria, IL.