Saravana K. Balaraman, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Schuyler, NE
Saravana K. Balaraman, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Schuyler, Nebraska, and NPI 1972740488, issued on Jan 21, 2009. Check the license (Nebraska CP656, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saravana K. Balaraman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- CP656 NE
55212 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1721 Colfax St, Schuyler, NE 68661
- Phone
- (402) 352-3745
- Enumerated
- Jan 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2024
- Fax
- (402) 352-8750
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240701004053); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1721 Colfax St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christina Cassel, MDFamily Medicine Physician1689803397
- Sandra Doernemann, APRNNurse Practitioner1952531055
- Renee Johnson Sayer, APRNNurse Practitioner1275690265
- Usha Kanthety, M.B.B.SFamily Medicine Physician1033464003
- Johanna Missak, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1508170663
- Katelyn WisnieskiPhysician Assistant1437842291
Verify Saravana K. Balaraman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license CP656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,282 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium178 claims
- Lisinopril169 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium148 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate127 claims
- Omeprazole126 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium107 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: $101.25
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Alegent Creighton ClinicLincoln, NE
- Alegent Health Memorial Hospital SchuylerSchuyler, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saravana K. Balaraman among 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska
Saravana K. Balaraman, MD is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 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 2009, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 789 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Schuyler
They are 5 of the 119 NPPES records with a practice address in Schuyler, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christina Cassel, MDSchuyler, NE 686611689803397
- Usha Kanthety, M.B.B.SSchuyler, NE 686611033464003
- Johanna Missak, M.D.Schuyler, NE 686611508170663
- Thomas Wong, M.D.Schuyler, NE 686611447300496
- Terry Troyer, MDSaint Edward, NE 686601326031212
- David Jameson, MDStromsburg, NE 686661083616502
- Brent Jameson, MDStromsburg, NE 686661750769360
- Cameron Sidak, M.D.Osceola, NE 686511639326788
Common questions
What is Saravana K. Balaraman, MD's NPI number?
Saravana K. Balaraman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972740488, issued on Jan 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saravana K. Balaraman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1721 Colfax St, Schuyler, NE, 68661. Phone: (402) 352-3745. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saravana K. Balaraman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number CP656, 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 Saravana K. Balaraman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saravana K. Balaraman, MD had 3,282 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.