Brundha Balaraman, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Sugar Land, TX
Brundha Balaraman, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1437461258, issued on Jul 9, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q1085, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brundha Balaraman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- Q1085 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1235 Lake Pointe Pkwy Ste 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
- Phone
- (281) 980-0166
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 980-0177
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150427000388); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1235 Lake Pointe Pkwy Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Angela Davis, MDDermatology Physician1487672754
- Adalie Raymis-Duran, PA-CPhysician Assistant1669923728
- Kendra Salazar, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770796872
- Bach-Cuc Tran, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861822769
Verify Brundha Balaraman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q1085Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,290 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole201 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate146 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide145 claims
- Hydrocortisone128 claims
- Mupirocin69 claims
- Minoxidil65 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): 97.1 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: $966.57
56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Allustra Dermatology PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brundha Balaraman among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Brundha Balaraman, M.D. is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cecilio Batres, MDSugar Land, TX 774781760412423
- Julie Brantley, MDSugar Land, TX 774781952505547
- Pamela Carr, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781235351065
- Angela Davis, MDSugar Land, TX 774781487672754
- Mushtaq KhanSugar Land, TX 774781245232933
- Allyson Kopel, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781174569420
- Scott McMenemy, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781528067618
- Ryan Riahi, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781457627374
Common questions
What is Brundha Balaraman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brundha Balaraman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437461258, issued on Jul 9, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brundha Balaraman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1235 Lake Pointe Pkwy Ste 200, Sugar Land, TX, 77478. Phone: (281) 980-0166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brundha Balaraman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q1085, 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 Brundha Balaraman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brundha Balaraman, M.D. had 1,290 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brundha Balaraman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.