Dr. Nikolas G. Krishna, MD
Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology (Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 17
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 31
Licensed in Connecticut since 2012, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician primary
GA license 100724 -
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
GA license 100724 · VA license 0101263276 -
Internal Medicine Physician
CT license 051230 (first issued 2012; inactive)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Map: Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology per capita by county →
Where they work
Hospitals
- Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Marietta, GA
- Wellstar Cobb Medical Center Austell, GA
- Wellstar PAulding Medical Center Hiram, GA
- Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center Roswell, GA
Medical groups
- Wellstar Medical Group LLC (3,093 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 31
- Services billed
- 91
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 232 | 31 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 148 | 44 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 25 | 24 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 18 | 16 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) Other prescribers in Marietta, GA | 48 |
| Spironolactone Other prescribers in Marietta, GA | 30 |
| Carvedilol Other prescribers in Marietta, GA | 19 |
| Farxiga (dapagliflozin propanediol) Other prescribers in Marietta, GA | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 15 companies reported 49 payments worth $6,074 in total to this clinician.
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | $5,207 |
|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $137 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $103 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $87.07 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $85.77 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $84.87 |
| Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $74.35 |
| Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. | $72.40 |
| Honoraria | $4,900 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,062 |
| Travel and Lodging | $112 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. Dec 2, 2025 | Honoraria FUROSCIX · Cardiology | $4,200 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. Apr 17, 2025 | Honoraria FUROSCIX · Cardiology | $700 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. Dec 2, 2025 | Travel and Lodging FUROSCIX · Cardiology · travel to DALTON, GA | $112 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.