Kalyani Ballapuram, M.D
Hospitalist Physician · Houston, TX
Kalyani Ballapuram, M.D is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1962707414, issued on Jan 13, 2011. Check the license (Texas P6582, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kalyani Ballapuram
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- P6582 TX
4301096538 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7600 Beechnut St FL 8, Houston, TX 77074
- Phone
- (713) 456-5686
- Enumerated
- Jan 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130925000087); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kalyani Ballapuram in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P6582Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
398 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Cefdinir15 claims
- Furosemide14 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kalyani Ballapuram among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Kalyani Ballapuram, M.D is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 32% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Kalyani Ballapuram, M.D's NPI number?
Kalyani Ballapuram, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962707414, issued on Jan 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kalyani Ballapuram, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7600 Beechnut St FL 8, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 456-5686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kalyani Ballapuram, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P6582, 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 Kalyani Ballapuram, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kalyani Ballapuram, M.D had 398 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.