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Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD

Accepting New Patients

(82 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Madras Medical College (1993)

Professional interests include: kidney problems

305 Bicentennial Highway
Springfield, MA 01118

(413) 733-4101

Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD is a nephrologist in Springfield, MA specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Madras Medical College in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD is affiliated with Baystate Health, Trinity Health of New England, Holyoke Medical Center and Renal and Transplant Associates of the Northeast, PC.

Office Locations

Holyoke Medical Center

100 Wason Avenue Suite 200
Springfield, MA 01107

(413) 733-9666

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Trinity Health of New England

305 Bicentennial Highway
Springfield, MA 01118

(413) 733-4101

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Trinity Health of New England

3550 Main Street Suite 204
Springfield, MA 01107

(413) 867-2500

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444 Montgomery Street
Chicopee, MA 01020

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

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for blood count tests, blood tests, hemoglobin test, and lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

dialysis

In 2023, Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD performed more dialysis procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hemodialysis

In 2012, Dr. Krishnan Babu, 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 Massachusetts. 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. Krishnan Babu, MD treated as a nephrologist in Springfield, MA during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	223
doctor visit	1153
hospital care	1488
inpatient care	1488
lab tests	1685

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD treated as a nephrologist in Springfield, MA during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	254
doctor visit	1311
hospital care	1428
inpatient care	1428
lab tests	2106

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	491
Female	515

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	746
Black	115
Hispanic	120
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	214
Less than 65	223

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	57
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD treated as a nephrologist in Springfield, MA during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	265
doctor visit	1060
hospital care	1130
inpatient care	1130
lab tests	2083

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	487
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	721
Black	107
Hispanic	101
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	188
Less than 65	197

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	59
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD treated as a nephrologist in Springfield, MA during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

blood draw	79
dialysis	157
doctor visit	959
hospital care	950
inpatient care	950
lab tests	2384

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	996
Female	978

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1504
Black	216
Hispanic	206
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	620
From 75 to 84	540
85 and over	404
Less than 65	410

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	60
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD treated as a nephrologist in Springfield, MA during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

blood draw	185
dialysis	209
doctor visit	979
hospital care	1136
inpatient care	1136
lab tests	3493
minimally invasive procedures	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	541
Female	523

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	792
Black	126
Hispanic	111
Asian	15
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	287
85 and over	206
Less than 65	246

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	60
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD treated as a nephrologist in Springfield, MA during 2017 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

blood draw	168
dialysis	213
doctor visit	1037
hospital care	1031
inpatient care	1031
lab tests	3545

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	521
Female	523

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	783
Black	122
Hispanic	106
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	298
85 and over	200
Less than 65	226

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	57
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD treated as a nephrologist in Springfield, MA during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

blood draw	14
dialysis	282
doctor visit	959
hospital care	1414
inpatient care	1414
lab tests	1824

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	559
Female	541

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	801
Black	147
Hispanic	119
Asian	13
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	357
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	195
Less than 65	231

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	59
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD treated as a nephrologist in Springfield, MA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

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

dialysis	199
doctor visit	1051
hospital care	1109
inpatient care	1109
lab tests	120

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	514
Female	472

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	714
Black	123
Hispanic	117
Asian	11
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	175
Less than 65	197

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	58
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD treated as a nephrologist in Springfield, MA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

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

dialysis	162
doctor visit	753
hemofiltration	27
hospital care	1160
inpatient care	1160
lab tests	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	519
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	731
Black	109
Hispanic	105
Asian	11
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	286
85 and over	183
Less than 65	168

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	56
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD treated as a nephrologist in Springfield, MA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	192
doctor visit	810
hospital care	1132
inpatient care	1132

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	509
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	724
Black	101
Hispanic	108
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	298
85 and over	166
Less than 65	143

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	57
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD treated as a nephrologist in Springfield, MA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	230
doctor visit	703
hemofiltration	39
hospital care	1153
inpatient care	1153

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	501
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	688
Black	106
Hispanic	91
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	301
85 and over	144
Less than 65	151

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	56
Dementia	17
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD treated as a nephrologist in Springfield, MA were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

blood draw	111
dialysis	216
doctor visit	979
hemofiltration	33
hospital care	1193
inpatient care	1193
lab tests	1918
minimally invasive procedures	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	512
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	115
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	745
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	107
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	288
85 and over	188
Less than 65	199
65 to 74	322

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD graduated from Madras Medical College in 1993. He completed residency at Long Island College Hospital. He is certified by the Nephrology, Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Madras Medical College (1993)

Residency: Long Island College Hospital (1999)

Board Certification: Nephrology, Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty (2001)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Baystate Health

Trinity Health of New England

Holyoke Medical Center

Renal and Transplant Associates of the Northeast, PC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.68 out of 5 stars based on 82 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Krishnan Babu, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Springfield, MA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$224 Tavneos $125	Sensipar $98
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$154 QVAR $154
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$149 LINZESS $101	BYSTOLIC $48
Vifor Pharma, Inc.	$77 VELTASSA $77
Hospira Worldwide, Inc.	$76 $76
Other	$262 Rayaldee $53	Velphoro $44	TSPOT TB TEST $35	Azor $35	Renal - PD $30	Other $65

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$942

Biography

Dr. Krishnan Babu specializes in adult nephrology. His average patient rating is 4.5 stars (out of 5). In his practice, he is particularly interested in kidney problems and internal medicine. Dr. Babu attended Madras Medical College and SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Long Island College Hospital. Dr. Babu's hospital/clinic affiliations include Holyoke Medical Center, Baystate Health, and Trinity Health of New England. According to Baystate Health, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Springfield, MA.