Dr. Ranjani Moorthi, MB BS
Not yet claimedNephrologist · Physician (MBBS / international)
Indianapolis, IN
Ranjani Moorthi is a kidney doctor in Indianapolis affiliated with Indiana University Health and the IU School of Medicine. Her work focuses on chronic kidney disease and the bone and mineral problems it can cause.
About Dr. Ranjani Moorthi, MB BS
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Ranjani N. Moorthi is a kidney specialist (nephrologist) who has practiced and taught in Indianapolis. She earned her medical degree at Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College in 2000, completed internal medicine residency at St. Vincent Hospital (2003–2006), and completed a nephrology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center (2006–2009). She also holds a Master of Public Health, and one university page lists an M.S. as well.
Her academic work has focused on bone and muscle health in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Her Indiana University School of Medicine bio describes interests in observational studies and in lifestyle, exercise, and diet changes for musculoskeletal health in CKD, including a study of a plant-based diet and mineral metabolism, and the use of magnetic resonance spectroscopy to measure bone marrow fat in CKD.
Hospital affiliations reported for her include IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Health Hospital and IU Health University Hospital, Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, Select Specialty Hospital of Indianapolis, and the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center. She is listed as a participating provider on IU Health's ACO REACH lists for 2024, 2025, and 2026, and Oregon Health & Science University lists her as an adjunct associate professor of medicine in nephrology and hypertension.
In the CMS Open Payments database for 2021–2025, she has no recorded payments from drug or device companies ($0 across 0 records). Industry payments are common and legal, so a $0 total simply means none were reported for her.
- Nephrology fellowship training
- Completed a nephrology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center from 2006 to 2009, after internal medicine residency at St Vincent Hospital from 2003 to 2006. doximity.com
- Kidney bone and muscle research
- Her faculty bio describes research on exercise and diet for musculoskeletal health in chronic kidney disease, a plant-based diet study on mineral metabolism, and imaging of bone marrow fat in CKD. medicine.iu.edu
- IU School of Medicine faculty
- Listed on the Indiana University School of Medicine nephrology faculty roster as "Ranjani N. Moorthi, MB,BS, MPH." medicine.iu.edu
- Indianapolis hospital affiliations
- Reported affiliations include IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Health Hospital, Eskenazi Hospital, and Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. doctor.webmd.com
- Adjunct faculty at OHSU
- Oregon Health & Science University lists her as an adjunct associate professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. ohsu.edu
- No industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments shows $0 in reported industry payments across 0 records for 2021 through 2025. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- IU Health ACO participation
- Her name and NPI appear on IU Health ACO REACH participating provider lists for 2024, 2025, and 2026. cdn.iuhealth.org
Worth knowing
- Board certification could not be confirmed from a primary certifying-board source. A Providence Health Plan directory entry for her NPI records "Board Certification Information Not Provided." Patients can ask her office directly about current certification. phppd.providence.org
- Her practice location appears to be changing across sources: Healthgrades lists her as a nephrologist in Portland, Oregon while still showing Indiana hospital affiliations, and OHSU lists her as adjunct faculty. It is worth confirming where she currently sees patients. healthgrades.com
- A third-party business database lists past roles including a medical director position at IQVIA and positions at UTHealth Houston and IUPUI. These entries come from an aggregator and were not confirmed by an official source. zoominfo.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
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No general payments reported for this NPI from 2021 through 2025.
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Practice location
Indiana University Health / Indiana University School of Medicine
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd
Indianapolis, IN 97239
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