Gowri Balachandar, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Plano, TX
Gowri Balachandar, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Plano, Texas, and NPI 1669435889, issued on Apr 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas K4363, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gowri Balachandar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- K4363 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4101 W. Spring Creek Pkwy., Plano, TX 75024
- Phone
- (972) 867-7070
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 867-7878
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101012001246); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gowri Balachandar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K4363Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
2,915 Medicare Part D claims for 670 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine507 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium305 claims
- Sucralfate238 claims
- Omeprazole169 claims
- Gavilyte-G154 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl145 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: $908.16
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Gowri Balachandar among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Gowri Balachandar, M.D. is one of 1,478 gastroenterology 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
All 1,478 in Texas → Every provider in Plano → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Muhammad Arif, M.D.Plano, TX 750241679709380
- Jason Edling, M.D.Plano, TX 750251912983206
- Shailesh Mehta, M.D.Flower Mound, TX 750221184600041
- Joseph Cano, M.D.Flower Mound, TX 750281932469293
- Onpan Cheung, M.D., M.P.H.Denison, TX 750201639195746
- James Cox, M.D.Flower Mound, TX 750281194701052
- Andrew Holt, M.D.Flower Mound, TX 750281275579799
- Nhat Nguyen, M.D.Denison, TX 750201053643072
Common questions
What is Gowri Balachandar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gowri Balachandar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669435889, issued on Apr 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gowri Balachandar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4101 W. Spring Creek Pkwy., Plano, TX, 75024. Phone: (972) 867-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gowri Balachandar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K4363, 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 Gowri Balachandar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gowri Balachandar, M.D. had 2,915 Medicare Part D claims for 670 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.