Sundaramurthy Balachandran, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Putnam, CT
Sundaramurthy Balachandran, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Putnam, Connecticut, and NPI 1477638963, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 037442, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sundaramurthy Balachandran
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 037442 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 145 Pomfret Street, Putnam, CT 06260
- Phone
- (860) 928-5248
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (860) 928-5286
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050613000720); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sundaramurthy Balachandran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 037442Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,174 Medicare Part D claims for 1,036 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 57 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass298 claims
- Azithromycin271 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium224 claims
- Gabapentin208 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate184 claims
- Lisinopril173 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 19.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Sundaramurthy Balachandran among 958 family medicine physician records in Connecticut
Sundaramurthy Balachandran, MD is one of 958 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 79% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2009 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 56% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Putnam
They are 21 of the 512 NPPES records with a practice address in Putnam, and 958 family medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Sundaramurthy Balachandran, MD's NPI number?
Sundaramurthy Balachandran, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477638963, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sundaramurthy Balachandran, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 145 Pomfret Street, Putnam, CT, 06260. Phone: (860) 928-5248. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sundaramurthy Balachandran, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 037442, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sundaramurthy Balachandran, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sundaramurthy Balachandran, MD had 5,174 Medicare Part D claims for 1,036 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sundaramurthy Balachandran, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 19.9 of 100. 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.
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.