Mala Murthy Balakumar, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Garden City, NY
Mala Murthy Balakumar, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Garden City, New York, and NPI 1710913009, issued on Jun 25, 2006. Check the license (New York 193074, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mala Murthy Balakumar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 193074 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 Franklin Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
- Phone
- (516) 248-2422
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031208000343); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1100 Franklin Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Frank Caliendo, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1124199211
- Dean Pappas, MDSpecialist1942205901
- Steven Pelaez, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1083638118
- Toni Zanetti, AU.D.Audiologist1790998060
Verify Mala Murthy Balakumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 193074Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
174 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocortisone60 claims
- Metronidazole20 claims
- Clenpiq16 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf16 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: $554.66
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- North Shore Medical Group OF The Mount Sinai School OF MedicineGarden City, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mala Murthy Balakumar among 199 colon & rectal surgery physician records in New York
Mala Murthy Balakumar, MD is one of 199 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 159 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 199 colon & rectal surgery physician records in New York.
All 199 in New York → Every provider in Garden City → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank Caliendo, MDGarden City, NY 115301124199211
- Jason Dcruz, MBBSGarden City, NY 115301275096968
- Michael Gallo, M.D.Garden City, NY 115301386613362
- Victor Gallo, M.D.Garden City, NY 115301821067349
- Jules Garbus, M.D.Garden City, NY 115301356310809
- Paul Hartendorp, M.D.Garden City, NY 115301285734673
- Patrick Hartendorp, MDGarden City, NY 115301497045710
- Sanjay Jobanputra, M.D.Garden City, NY 115301053368241
Common questions
What is Mala Murthy Balakumar, MD's NPI number?
Mala Murthy Balakumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710913009, issued on Jun 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mala Murthy Balakumar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Franklin Ave, Garden City, NY, 11530. Phone: (516) 248-2422. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mala Murthy Balakumar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 193074, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mala Murthy Balakumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mala Murthy Balakumar, MD had 174 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.