What is Chandra Ponniah's specialty?

Chandra Ponniah (NPI 1881858405) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Norfolk, NE.

Where does Chandra Ponniah practice?

Chandra Ponniah practices in Norfolk, NE, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1881858405.

How much does Medicare pay Chandra Ponniah?

Chandra Ponniah (NPI 1881858405) received approximately $146K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 515 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881858405

Chandra PonniahMBBS

Family PracticeNorfolk, NEI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,330

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,188

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$117K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 670 Family Practice providers in NE — top quintile (cohort median 990).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,765

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$782K

Distinct drugs

131

Brand share

22.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium612 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium540 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium340 claims

Losartan Potassium286 claims

Gabapentin244 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

80.8

Quality

67.0

Cost

72.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

96.0

Payment adjustment

0.24%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$549

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$549

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$549

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Chandra Ponniah'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). 15 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES	252	1,547
Louis Roemhildt Diagnostic Radiology · Hartsville, SC	61	209
ECKSTROM, PHILIP	49	168
Angela Smutny Nurse Practitioner · Norfolk, NE	27	80
Fawad Chaudry Pulmonary Disease · Oklahoma City, OK	24	133
HOSPICE PREFERRED CHOICE, INC.	18	84
Maryanne Hartzell Cardiology · Norfolk, NE	18	73
Douglas Junge Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Norfolk, NE	17	279
Douglas Welsh Interventional Cardiology · Norfolk, NE	17	73
Keith Vrbicky Obstetrics & Gynecology · Norfolk, NE	14	51
Rabih Fahed Hematology-Oncology · Norfolk, NE	14	126
Vilma Rodriguez-Cline Family Practice · Lindsay, NE	13	35

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.

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