NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sharan Rufus Ponniah

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Canton, OH

Sharan Rufus Ponniah is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Canton, Ohio, and NPI 1659629657, issued on Aug 22, 2012. Check the license (Ohio 35.126952, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659629657
Name
Sharan Rufus Ponniah
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
35.126952 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2600 Sixth St SW Ste 710, Canton, OH 44710
Phone
(330) 454-8076
Enumerated
Aug 22, 2012
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161219001834); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2600 Sixth St SW Ste 710

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

  1. Kristin Barnes, NP-CNurse Practitioner1518437847
  2. Manova David, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1184952913
  3. Prabhakaran Gopalakrishnan, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1992732663
  4. Firas Hamdan, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1780623645
  5. Peter Kometiani, MD PHDCardiovascular Disease Physician1780878447
  6. Katherine Lasher, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1225717465

Verify Sharan Rufus Ponniah in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Sharan Rufus Ponniah1,021
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate142 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium140 claims
  3. Furosemide83 claims
  4. Clopidogrel76 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium51 claims
  6. Isosorbide Mononitrate Er48 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $374.90

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sharan Rufus Ponniah$374.90
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

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. Aultman Deuble Heart And Vascular Hospital, LLCCanton, OH

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

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Ohio

There are 263 interventional cardiology physician records in Ohio.

Other interventional cardiology physician records in Ohio

  1. Charles Abbottsmith, M.D.Cincinnati, OH1346226388
  2. Mouhamad Abdallah, MD, PHDFranklin, OH1972714251
  3. Abdelhamed Abdelhamed, MDDayton, OH1164425443
  4. Ahmad Abdul Karim, MDDayton, OH1356347421
  5. Umair Ahmad, MDMarysville, OH1588891188
  6. Imtiaz Ahmed, M.D.Marion, OH1407916505
  7. Ismail Ahmed, MDElyria, OH1356324115
  8. Mohamed Ahmed, MDPickerington, OH1164681201
  9. Muhammad AjmalCincinnati, OH1639552433
  10. Mohammed Al-AmoodiMontgomery, OH1083866149

Common questions

What is Sharan Rufus Ponniah's NPI number?

Sharan Rufus Ponniah's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659629657, issued on Aug 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sharan Rufus Ponniah located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 Sixth St SW Ste 710, Canton, OH, 44710. Phone: (330) 454-8076. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sharan Rufus Ponniah's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.126952, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sharan Rufus Ponniah prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sharan Rufus Ponniah had 1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sharan Rufus Ponniah's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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