NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ranganath Kandala, MD

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Sugar Land, TX

Ranganath Kandala, MD is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1912101585, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (Texas M8070, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912101585
Name
Ranganath Kandala
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
License number
M8070 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7102 Tarrington Ave # 602, Sugar Land, TX 77479
Phone
(281) 240-0311
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2025
Fax
(281) 240-0313
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110425000555); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7102 Tarrington Ave # 602

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Poyani Desai, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1902285141

Verify Ranganath Kandala in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

7,732 Medicare Part D claims for 635 beneficiaries, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ranganath Kandala7,732
  2. Specialty average4,246

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium455 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate389 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium364 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium331 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium243 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl219 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: $823.87

41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 1,004 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,720.82 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ranganath Kandala$823.87
  2. Specialty average$1,720.82

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

  1. Slim Healthcare Associates, PLLCSugar Land, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ranganath Kandala among 256 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas

Ranganath Kandala, MD is one of 256 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2000 among the 143 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 256 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.

The 8 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arusha Bavare, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791730127770
  2. Sivi Chandy, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791487775037
  3. Swati Joglekar, MDSugar Land, TX 774791669423067
  4. Shiva Satish, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791629099635
  5. Rajnikant Patel, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781831105790
  6. Uzma Rahat, M.DWest Columbia, TX 774861811180235
  7. Latha Archibold, MDRichmond, TX 774691285800151
  8. Aaliya Amer, MDKaty, TX 774941518999093

Common questions

What is Ranganath Kandala, MD's NPI number?

Ranganath Kandala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912101585, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ranganath Kandala, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7102 Tarrington Ave # 602, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (281) 240-0311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ranganath Kandala, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M8070, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ranganath Kandala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ranganath Kandala, MD had 7,732 Medicare Part D claims for 635 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. 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.