Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Fort Worth, TX
Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1265694731, issued on Jun 26, 2008. Check the license (Texas P5128, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- P5128 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3025 N Tarrant Pkwy Ste 100, Fort Worth, TX 76177
- Phone
- (817) 717-5268
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (817) 717-8021
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130821000966); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P5128Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl18 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $13.74
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Texas Health Physicians GroupFort Worth, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Besem Beteck, MDFort Worth, TX 761771649567736
- Arianne Gallaty, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761771285053140
- Arsalla Islam, MDFort Worth, TX 761771427252378
- Ashley Mekala, D.O.North Richland Hills, TX 761821205197217
- Prafull Bole, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761551730391707
- Chris Chambers, DODenton, TX 762011205095585
- Chen Chen, MDDenton, TX 762011043674534
- Victor Cobos, M.D.Denton, TX 762011083614978
Common questions
What is Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265694731, issued on Jun 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3025 N Tarrant Pkwy Ste 100, Fort Worth, TX, 76177. Phone: (817) 717-5268. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P5128, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam, M.D. had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Balaguru Kolandavelo Sambandam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.