Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MBBS
Family Medicine Physician · Norfolk, NE
Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MBBS is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Nebraska, and NPI 1881858405, issued on Jul 13, 2008. Check the license (Nebraska 26319, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chandra Kumar Ponniah
- Credential
- MBBS
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 26319 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2600 W Norfolk Ave, Norfolk, NE 68701
- Phone
- (402) 844-8205
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (402) 844-8206
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110816000521); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2600 W Norfolk Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Perry Haase, R.N.Occupational Health Registered Nurse1740656404
- Melissa Sellin, APRNPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1932559507
- Angela Smutny, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1174829220
Verify Chandra Kumar Ponniah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 26319Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,490 Medicare Part D claims for 375 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 133 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium612 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium540 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium340 claims
- Losartan Potassium286 claims
- Gabapentin244 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium228 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): 77.6 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: $548.74
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Faith Regional Physician Services LLCNorfolk, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chandra Kumar Ponniah among 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska
Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MBBS is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 77% 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, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 789 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 207Q00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Norfolk
They are 25 of the 2,673 NPPES records with a practice address in Norfolk, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MBBS's NPI number?
Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MBBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881858405, issued on Jul 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MBBS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 W Norfolk Ave, Norfolk, NE, 68701. Phone: (402) 844-8205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MBBS's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 26319, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MBBS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MBBS had 8,490 Medicare Part D claims for 375 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MBBS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.6 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.