Ramasamy Seralathan, M.D.,
Surgery Physician · Porterville, CA
Ramasamy Seralathan, M.D., is a surgery physician with a practice address in Porterville, California, and NPI 1174533319, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (California C43002, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramasamy Seralathan
- Credential
- M.D.,
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- C43002 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 560 W Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA 93257
- Phone
- (559) 781-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 781-8679
- Medicaid ID
- 00C430020 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060417000783); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ramasamy Seralathan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C43002Check 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 surgery physician in 2024
111 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen44 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes24 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte23 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: $146.79
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, 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
- Family Healthcare NetworkPorterville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramasamy Seralathan among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Ramasamy Seralathan, M.D., is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 59% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
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- Christina Kwock, MDPorterville, CA 932571275920258
- Gaurang Pandya, M.D.Porterville, CA 932571881699163
- Tejal Pandya, MDPorterville, CA 932571497011316
- Kathryn Wolf, M.D.Lemoore, CA 932461801235254
- Fateh Entabi, MDTulare, CA 932741881859981
Common questions
What is Ramasamy Seralathan, M.D.,'s NPI number?
Ramasamy Seralathan, M.D.,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174533319, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramasamy Seralathan, M.D., located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 560 W Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA, 93257. Phone: (559) 781-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramasamy Seralathan, M.D.,'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C43002, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ramasamy Seralathan, M.D., prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramasamy Seralathan, M.D., had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 84 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.