What is Balamurugan Sankarapandian's specialty?

Balamurugan Sankarapandian (NPI 1881816437) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Fort Worth, TX.

Where does Balamurugan Sankarapandian practice?

Balamurugan Sankarapandian practices in Fort Worth, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1881816437.

How much does Medicare pay Balamurugan Sankarapandian?

Balamurugan Sankarapandian (NPI 1881816437) received approximately $108K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 274 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881816437

Balamurugan SankarapandianM.D.

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NephrologyFort Worth, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

461

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,266

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$104K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 883 Nephrology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 1,432).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

421

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$21K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

8.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Furosemide40 claims

Calcitriol39 claims

Amlodipine Besylate31 claims

Nifedipine25 claims

Lisinopril24 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$209

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$185

Education$25

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$185

Education$25

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Balamurugan Sankarapandian's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 46 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	145	513
TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HOSPITAL FORT WORTH	83	172
Patrick Nef Nephrology · Fort Worth, TX	70	252
Avinash Vallurupalli Nephrology · Fort Worth, TX	55	118
George Rofaiel General Surgery · Allentown, PA	50	430
David Mobley Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	48	90
John Queralt Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	44	117
USRC TARRANT L P	41	548
Martin Pilat Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	39	76
SCHMID, WILLIAM	37	87
Ranjit Nair Pulmonary Disease · N.Richland Hills, TX	35	254
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	34	86

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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