Savitha Balakrishna, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lufkin, TX
Savitha Balakrishna, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1215011747, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas M4992, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Savitha Balakrishna
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- M4992 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX 75904
- Phone
- (936) 632-2777
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (936) 632-5819
- Medicaid ID
- 187394501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070627000245); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Savitha Balakrishna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M4992Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,239 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium113 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium93 claims
- Gabapentin88 claims
- Losartan Potassium80 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium60 claims
- Lisinopril58 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: $99.09
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, 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 one group practice
- Tyler County Hospital DistrictWoodville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Savitha Balakrishna among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Savitha Balakrishna, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lufkin
They are 32 of the 964 NPPES records with a practice address in Lufkin, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
All 11,119 in Texas → Every provider in Lufkin → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- James Caskey, MDLufkin, TX 759041558371880
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- Charles Evans, M. D.Lufkin, TX 759041255334538
- Andrew FercowiczLufkin, TX 759041245281971
- Michael Iversen, MDLufkin, TX 759041760494074
- Rima Kittley, MDLufkin, TX 759041326140948
- Carlton Lewis, D.O.Lufkin, TX 759041902893928
- James Martin, D.O.Lufkin, TX 759041801859434
Common questions
What is Savitha Balakrishna, MD's NPI number?
Savitha Balakrishna, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215011747, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Savitha Balakrishna, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 632-2777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Savitha Balakrishna, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M4992, 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 Savitha Balakrishna, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Savitha Balakrishna, MD had 2,239 Medicare Part D claims for 327 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.