Joseph R. Arulandu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · La Porte, IN
Joseph R. Arulandu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in La Porte, Indiana, and NPI 1316952807, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01053921, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph R. Arulandu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 01053921 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7002 W Johnson RD, La Porte, IN 46350
- Phone
- (219) 325-0604
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 879-1401
- Medicaid ID
- 200335060 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081014000808); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph R. Arulandu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01053921Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
19,424 Medicare Part D claims for 929 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 1,205 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen908 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium772 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium636 claims
- Metformin Hcl583 claims
- Alprazolam575 claims
- Lisinopril573 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 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: $4,505.04
194 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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 3 group practices
- Chesterton Physical Therapy IncChesterton, IN
- LA Porte Clinic Company LLCLa Porte, IN
- Select Rehabilitation, LLCGlenview, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph R. Arulandu among 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana
Joseph R. Arulandu, MD is one of 2,109 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 85% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 1,448 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 43% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in La Porte
They are 15 of the 445 NPPES records with a practice address in La Porte, and 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Joseph R. Arulandu, MD's NPI number?
Joseph R. Arulandu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316952807, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph R. Arulandu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7002 W Johnson RD, La Porte, IN, 46350. Phone: (219) 325-0604. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph R. Arulandu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01053921, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph R. Arulandu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph R. Arulandu, MD had 19,424 Medicare Part D claims for 929 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph R. Arulandu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 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.