NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sananthan Sivakanthan, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Phoenix, AZ

Sananthan Sivakanthan, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1235591207, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235591207
Name
Sananthan Sivakanthan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
ML60936493 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1111 E Mcdowell RD, Phoenix, AZ 85006
Phone
(602) 839-2000
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2016
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240717001917); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 2016
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 1111 E Mcdowell RD

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

  1. Hamed Abbaszadegan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407083579
  2. Elissa Abbruscato, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356603021
  3. Mohamed Abdelhabib, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1184287161
  4. Anurag Adhikari, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1861137952
  5. Nathanael Adjei, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1134651896
  6. Nimit Agarwal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1811155245

Verify Sananthan Sivakanthan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Sananthan Sivakanthan15
  2. Specialty average172

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: $2,979.71

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sananthan Sivakanthan$2,980
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Banner - University Physician Specialists LLCPhoenix, AZ

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

Sananthan Sivakanthan among 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona

Sananthan Sivakanthan, MD is one of 198 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Bina, MDPhoenix, AZ 850061376980821
  2. Arnold Calica, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850061215905401
  3. Daniel Cavalcanti, MD, PHDPhoenix, AZ 850061700377827
  4. Na Tosha Gatson, MD, PHD,FAANPhoenix, AZ 850061790910560
  5. Christopher Iannotti, MDPhoenix, AZ 850061124294913
  6. Vikram Kumar, MDPhoenix, AZ 850061295758035
  7. Nikolay Martirosyan, MD, PHDPhoenix, AZ 850061619239142
  8. Julie Mayeku, MDPhoenix, AZ 850061396195392

Common questions

What is Sananthan Sivakanthan, MD's NPI number?

Sananthan Sivakanthan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235591207, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sananthan Sivakanthan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 E Mcdowell RD, Phoenix, AZ, 85006. Phone: (602) 839-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sananthan Sivakanthan, MD's license?

Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sananthan Sivakanthan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sananthan Sivakanthan, MD had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.