Ahalya Skandarajah Difranco, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Mayfield Heights, OH
Ahalya Skandarajah Difranco, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, and NPI 1043638927, issued on Mar 28, 2014. Check the license (Ohio 35.131132, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahalya Skandarajah Difranco
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 35.131132 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6780 Mayfield RD, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
- Phone
- (440) 312-6017
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2023
- Fax
- (440) 312-8588
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170927004162); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6780 Mayfield RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ahalya Skandarajah Difranco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.131132Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
322 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
- Eliquis18 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
- Prednisone12 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
One hospital affiliation
- Cleveland ClinicMayfield Heights, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Ahalya Skandarajah Difranco among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio
Ahalya Skandarajah Difranco, M.D. is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Mayfield Heights
They are 9 of the 548 NPPES records with a practice address in Mayfield Heights, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Ahalya Skandarajah Difranco, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ahalya Skandarajah Difranco, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043638927, issued on Mar 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahalya Skandarajah Difranco, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6780 Mayfield RD, Mayfield Heights, OH, 44124. Phone: (440) 312-6017. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahalya Skandarajah Difranco, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.131132, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ahalya Skandarajah Difranco, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahalya Skandarajah Difranco, M.D. had 322 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.