Prashanth R. Ramachandra
Surgery Physician · Darby, PA
Prashanth R. Ramachandra is a surgery physician with a practice address in Darby, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1477537876, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD422173, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prashanth R. Ramachandra
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD422173 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 Lansdowne Ave, Darby, PA 19023
- Phone
- (610) 534-6170
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 534-6159
- Medicaid ID
- 1009133790003 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050803000108); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1501 Lansdowne Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ali Ahmadinejad, MDSurgery Physician1053382861
- Rafael Amaral, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1295719060
- Lindsay Conlisk, PAPhysician Assistant1780306746
- Edmund Delguercio, MDNephrology Physician1598744815
- Brittany Faux, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1477257673
- Adam Gamse, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1588839112
Verify Prashanth R. Ramachandra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD422173Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
457 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl83 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium79 claims
- Omeprazole37 claims
- Trulicity32 claims
- Metronidazole26 claims
- Ozempic23 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: $52.23
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Medical GroupLanghorne, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Prashanth R. Ramachandra among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Prashanth R. Ramachandra is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 surgery physician records list a practice address in Darby
They are 8 of the 465 NPPES records with a practice address in Darby, and 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,867 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Darby → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ali Ahmadinejad, MDDarby, PA 190231053382861
- Leon Clarke, MDDarby, PA 190231295717221
- Mardavij Hamedani, M.DDarby, PA 190231710267976
- Karen Kish, MDDarby, PA 190231538329503
- Jonas Malla, M.D.Darby, PA 190231225958978
- Lars Johan Sandberg, MDDarby, PA 190231760707509
- Kanika Trehan, M.D.Darby, PA 190231033554969
- Seth Malin, MDDrexel Hill, PA 190261972671279
Common questions
What is Prashanth R. Ramachandra's NPI number?
Prashanth R. Ramachandra's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477537876, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prashanth R. Ramachandra located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Lansdowne Ave, Darby, PA, 19023. Phone: (610) 534-6170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prashanth R. Ramachandra's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD422173, 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 Prashanth R. Ramachandra prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prashanth R. Ramachandra had 457 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.