Unnikrishnan Pillai is a Nephrology physician affiliated with Indiana University Health. OpenAlex indexes 37 publications with 1,092 citations (h-index 14).
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
5501 W Bethel Ave
Muncie, IN 473048513
Telephone
765-289-5410Provider last certified this registry record 24 Oct 2025.
Industry payments
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20252 payments
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year20251 payment
- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.Program year20241 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
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.
Cardiovascular
64.8%Calcium channel blocker11.2%Amlodipine Besylate78%Nifedipine Er14%Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)9%Part D<11 patientsLoop diuretic11%Torsemide64%Furosemide36%Part D≥45 patients+ 11 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
25.5%SGLT2 inhibitor11.7%Farxiga53%Jardiance47%Part D≥29 patientsVitamin D3 Analog10%Calcitriol100%Part D≥50 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Other
8.1%Phosphate Binder4.5%Sevelamer Carbonate100%Part D≥27 patientsDrugs for treatment of hyperkalemia and hyperphosphatemia3.7%Lokelma81%Velphoro19%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.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Sleep Duration and Chronic Kidney Disease Among Older US Adults
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
2026
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