Palvannanathan Ganesan, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Omaha, NE
Palvannanathan Ganesan, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Omaha, Nebraska, and NPI 1891716718, issued on Jul 23, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 20048, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Palvannanathan Ganesan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 20048 NE
33778 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4242 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68131
- Phone
- (402) 552-9875
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (402) 552-9876
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201116000410); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4242 Farnam St
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- Kyle Greenman, PHDPsychologist1053197715
Verify Palvannanathan Ganesan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 20048Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
785 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa67 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta62 claims
- Montelukast Sodium58 claims
- Clonazepam42 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol38 claims
- Symbicort34 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: $1,837.74
83 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Physicians Clinic IncCouncil Bluffs, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Palvannanathan Ganesan among 90 pulmonary disease physician records in Nebraska
Palvannanathan Ganesan, M.D. is one of 90 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 87% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2007 among the 69 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 90 pulmonary disease physician records in Nebraska.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anas Ahmed, MBBSOmaha, NE 681311629410824
- William Baumann, M.D.Omaha, NE 681311912926445
- Lon Keim, M.D.Omaha, NE 681311881667574
- Saiprakash Venkateshiah, M.D.Omaha, NE 681311962518464
- Richard Yates, M.D.Omaha, NE 681311205855731
- Craig Cookman, DOOmaha, NE 681241770997462
- Navdeep Dehal, MBBSOmaha, NE 681241205315678
- Nicholas Dunne, DOOmaha, NE 681241548945751
Common questions
What is Palvannanathan Ganesan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Palvannanathan Ganesan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891716718, issued on Jul 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Palvannanathan Ganesan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4242 Farnam St, Omaha, NE, 68131. Phone: (402) 552-9875. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Palvannanathan Ganesan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 20048, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Palvannanathan Ganesan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Palvannanathan Ganesan, M.D. had 785 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.