Ganesha Ramana Kandavel, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Encino, CA
Ganesha Ramana Kandavel, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1366533846, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (California A81089, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ganesha Ramana Kandavel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A81089 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5363 Balboa Blvd, Encino, CA 91316
- Phone
- (818) 906-2929
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2023
- Fax
- (818) 906-0567
- Medicaid ID
- 00A810890 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050620001123); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5363 Balboa Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ganesha Ramana Kandavel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A81089Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,854 Medicare Part D claims for 679 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine741 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate723 claims
- Ofloxacin444 claims
- Latanoprost281 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol93 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone58 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $18,982.76
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Valley Eye Institute IncEncino, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
28 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Encino
They are 28 of the 3,136 NPPES records with a practice address in Encino, and 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 28 in Encino → All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Encino →
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Common questions
What is Ganesha Ramana Kandavel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ganesha Ramana Kandavel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366533846, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ganesha Ramana Kandavel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5363 Balboa Blvd, Encino, CA, 91316. Phone: (818) 906-2929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ganesha Ramana Kandavel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A81089, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ganesha Ramana Kandavel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ganesha Ramana Kandavel, M.D. had 2,854 Medicare Part D claims for 679 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ganesha Ramana Kandavel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.7 of 100. 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.