Manickam Sankaran, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Altoona, PA
Manickam Sankaran, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1558389262, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD-038264-L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Manickam Sankaran
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD-038264-L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 Valley View Blvd, Altoona, PA 16602
- Phone
- (814) 943-5198
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 941-3455
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Manickam Sankaran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD-038264-LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
90 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
- Amoxicillin12 claims
- Methylprednisolone11 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: $31.49
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.
Manickam Sankaran among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Manickam Sankaran, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 35 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Manickam Sankaran, MD's NPI number?
Manickam Sankaran, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558389262, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Manickam Sankaran, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Valley View Blvd, Altoona, PA, 16602. Phone: (814) 943-5198. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Manickam Sankaran, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD-038264-L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Manickam Sankaran, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Manickam Sankaran, MD had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.