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Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

1169 Highway 1 9 Suite B
Slaughter, LA 70777

(225) 570-2257

Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD is an internist in Slaughter, LA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine).

Office Locations

1169 Highway 1 9 Suite B
Slaughter, LA 70777

(225) 570-2257

(225) 286-4078

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

finger stick glucose test

By Affordability:

blood tests

diabetes management

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD performed more finger stick glucose test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests, and diabetes management that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	66
blood draw	329
breathing treatment	43
cardiac procedures	21
diabetes management	524
doctor visit	1048
eye procedures	49
hospital care	2056
injections	66
inpatient care	2056
lab tests	1161
nursing home care	339
preventive care	397
thyroid function tests	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	35
vaccines	92
vascular procedures	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
blood draw	422
breathing treatment	33
cardiac procedures	28
diabetes management	483
doctor visit	1059
eye procedures	39
hospital care	1872
injections	60
inpatient care	1872
lab tests	1253
nursing home care	390
preventive care	387
thyroid function tests	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	48
vaccines	95
vascular procedures	52

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	118
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	49
Dementia	31
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
blood draw	390
breathing treatment	20
cardiac procedures	17
diabetes management	344
doctor visit	992
eye procedures	47
hospital care	1800
injections	54
inpatient care	1782
lab tests	978
nursing home care	659
outpatient care	18
preventive care	326
thyroid function tests	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	17
vaccines	88
vascular procedures	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	277
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	134
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	49
Dementia	32
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	81
blood draw	171
breathing treatment	23
diabetes management	394
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1104
ear procedures	15
eye procedures	27
hospital care	2688
injections	81
inpatient care	2688
lab tests	991
nursing home care	1034
preventive care	265
thyroid function tests	84
vaccines	56
vascular procedures	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	800
Female	834

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	912
Black	700
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	484
From 75 to 84	424
85 and over	342
Less than 65	384

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	49
Dementia	35
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	56
blood draw	27
breathing treatment	20
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	275
doctor visit	1101
ear procedures	16
eye procedures	21
hospital care	2271
injections	56
inpatient care	2271
lab tests	666
nursing home care	499
preventive care	230
thyroid function tests	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	82

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	279
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	144
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	47
Dementia	37
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	52
blood draw	67
chronic care	135
diabetes management	310
doctor visit	1206
ear procedures	13
eye procedures	36
hospital care	2222
injections	52
inpatient care	2166
lab tests	643
nursing home care	422
outpatient care	56
preventive care	217
thyroid function tests	19
vaccines	56

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	266
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	124
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	49
Dementia	33
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
blood draw	252
chronic care	198
diabetes management	335
doctor visit	963
eye procedures	30
hospital care	1823
injections	24
inpatient care	1732
lab tests	494
nursing home care	395
outpatient care	91
preventive care	224
thyroid function tests	26
vaccines	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	240
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	114
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	47
Dementia	38
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA during 2019 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
blood draw	120
chronic care	113
diabetes management	338
doctor visit	906
eye procedures	29
hospital care	775
injections	35
inpatient care	775
lab tests	392
nursing home care	1434
preventive care	153

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	326
Black	215
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	115
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	47
Dementia	40
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA during 2020 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
blood draw	135
diabetes management	287
doctor visit	870
eye procedures	25
hospital care	781
injections	35
inpatient care	736
lab tests	352
nursing home care	2627
outpatient care	45
preventive care	130

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	141
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	51
Dementia	41
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA during 2021 were nursing home care, lab tests, diabetes management and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
blood draw	171
chronic care	18
diabetes management	290
doctor visit	730
eye procedures	16
hospital care	220
injections	35
inpatient care	220
lab tests	360
nursing home care	1515
preventive care	126
vaccines	27

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	79
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	47
Dementia	34
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
diabetes management	58
doctor visit	39
hospital care	136
inpatient care	136
lab tests	58
nursing home care	105

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	37
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	55
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	87
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
lab tests	87

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	17
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	70
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated as an internist in Slaughter, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

aspiration	49
blood draw	190
cardiac procedures	19
chronic care	116
diabetes management	310
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	910
ear procedures	14
eye procedures	31
hospital care	1394
injections	49
inpatient care	1377
lab tests	619
nursing home care	856
outpatient care	52
preventive care	245
thyroid function tests	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
vaccines	67
vascular procedures	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	164
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	309
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	146
85 and over	113
Less than 65	107
65 to 74	185

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	8
Dementia	29

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$893 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $521	TANZEUM $167	ANORO $106	LEVITRA $67	BREO $20	Other $12
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$869 Cycloset $829	XIFAXAN $40
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$412 SYMBICORT $194	FARXIGA $165	CRESTOR $28	BYDUREON PEN $14	$11
Pfizer Inc.	$407 ELIQUIS $157	LYRICA $139	COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS $40	CHANTIX $31	EMBEDA $25	Other $14
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$313 ENTRESTO $216	LEQVIO $79	NON BRAND $19
Other	$3,454 VRAYLAR $228	Kerendia $199	CAPLYTA $149	Trintellix $119	STEGLATRO $108	Other $2,650

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,288
Long term medical supply or device loan	$30
Education	$30

Biography

Dr. Venu Kakarala is a physician who specializes in hospital medicine (hospitalist). He is in-network for Medicare insurance.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venu Babu Kakarala, MD From 2012 - 2023

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