Deidra Crews, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity · Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Deidra Crews is Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 433 publications with 12,259 citations (h-index 57); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Nephrology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Deidra Crews, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The public record shows 433 publications with 12,259 citations (h-index 57), centered on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Organ Donation and Transplantation. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2013–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Kidney360
- Top research focus: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 47 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 195.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- Called to "redefine the standard of care" in kidney disease
emphasizing structural/social drivers of disparities, in her ASN Kidney Week 2024 Presidential Address
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 15 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Transforming Hemodialysis-Related Vascular Access Education
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
- A Communication Tool to Assist Older Adults Facing Dialysis Choices
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Five, Plus Nuts and Beans for Kidneys
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
Industry payments
Updated 15 Oct 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2024–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Daiichi Sankyo Company LTDProgram year20241 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2023)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Other
73.2%Drugs for treatment of hyperkalemia and hyperphosphatemia39%Velphoro100%Part D<11 patientsPhosphate Binder34.1%Sevelamer Carbonate100%Part D<11 patientsCardiovascular
26.8%Calcium channel blocker26.8%Nifedipine Er100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 15 Oct 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2013–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Johns Hopkins O'Brien Center to Advance Kidney Health
Johns Hopkins University
FY2026$865,495U54DK137331 - A Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Study of Education Strategies for Vascular Access Creation in Advanced Kidney Disease
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2026$660,297R01DK132367
Publications
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Empowering Older Adults Through Values-Informed Solutions for Technology Adoption: Protocol for a Feasibility and Acceptability Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.
JMIR research protocols
Clinical Trial2026 - Authors' Reply: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations in Assessing Disparities after Preemptive Kidney Transplant Waitlisting.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Article2026 - Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Outcomes following Preemptive Kidney Transplant Waitlisting in the United States from 2009 to 2024.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 15 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 15 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/deidra-crews-md
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linkedin.com/in/deidra-crews-md-scm-fasn-macp-96b54159
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Deidra-C-Crews-2153577291
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x.com/drdeidracrews
- YouTube
youtube.com/@DrDeidraCCrews
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Mentions by others
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instagram.com/p/C_ip1vAtpgh
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x.com/BrancatiCenter/status/1370394410798649346
- X / Twitter
x.com/KidneyNews/status/1867237979095216451
- LinkedIn
LinkedIn: Deidra Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, MACP, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Background & recognition
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org ↗
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- BA in Biology
University of Virginia
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →publichealth.jhu.edu ↗
- Deputy Director
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity
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Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Doctoral Development Program, Johns Hopkins Initiative for Careers in Science and Medicine
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Awards & honors
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- Elected member
American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)
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Association of American Physicians (AAP)
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Secondary affiliations
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- Welch Center for Prevention
Epidemiology and Clinical Research
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Media & interviews
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