Balasubramanian Shanmugam, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Bristol, CT
Balasubramanian Shanmugam, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bristol, Connecticut, and NPI 1285807768, issued on Apr 7, 2008. Check the license (Connecticut 046167, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Balasubramanian Shanmugam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 046167 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 923 Farmington Ave, Bristol, CT 06010
- Phone
- (860) 314-6000
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (860) 614-6005
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080728000668); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Balasubramanian Shanmugam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 046167Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,292 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 131 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium466 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium362 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate335 claims
- Losartan Potassium331 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium303 claims
- Metformin Hcl244 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: $286.37
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Bristol Hospital Multi Specialty Group, Inc.Bristol, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Balasubramanian Shanmugam among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut
Balasubramanian Shanmugam, M.D. is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 1,646 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 61% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bristol
They are 34 of the 854 NPPES records with a practice address in Bristol, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Balasubramanian Shanmugam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Balasubramanian Shanmugam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285807768, issued on Apr 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Balasubramanian Shanmugam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 923 Farmington Ave, Bristol, CT, 06010. Phone: (860) 314-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Balasubramanian Shanmugam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 046167, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Balasubramanian Shanmugam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Balasubramanian Shanmugam, M.D. had 9,292 Medicare Part D claims for 629 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.