Balamurugan Ponniah Sankarapandian, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Fort Worth, TX
Balamurugan Ponniah Sankarapandian, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1881816437, issued on May 3, 2007. Check the license (Texas N4721, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Balamurugan Ponniah Sankarapandian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- N4721 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
- Phone
- (817) 877-5858
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2022
- Fax
- (817) 335-4418
- Medicaid ID
- 205450401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090817000366); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1001 Pennsylvania Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Balamurugan Ponniah Sankarapandian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N4721Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
659 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide40 claims
- Calcitriol39 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
- Nifedipine Er25 claims
- Lisinopril24 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate23 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $209.37
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Ppg Health PAFort Worth, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Balamurugan Ponniah Sankarapandian among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Balamurugan Ponniah Sankarapandian, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Fort Worth → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lee Anderson, MDFort Worth, TX 761041376535310
- Charles Andrews, MDFort Worth, TX 761041023052909
- Carlos Bahrami, DOFort Worth, TX 761041205869773
- Bernard Fischbach, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041225016819
- Rubina Khan, MDFort Worth, TX 761041225073232
- Richard Mauk, MDFort Worth, TX 761041750327862
- Thomas Rajan, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041184739849
- Daniel Richey, D.O.Fort Worth, TX 761041295944338
Common questions
What is Balamurugan Ponniah Sankarapandian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Balamurugan Ponniah Sankarapandian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881816437, issued on May 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Balamurugan Ponniah Sankarapandian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (817) 877-5858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Balamurugan Ponniah Sankarapandian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N4721, 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 Balamurugan Ponniah Sankarapandian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Balamurugan Ponniah Sankarapandian, M.D. had 659 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.