Thavam C. Thambi-Pillai, MD
Transplant Surgery Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
Thavam C. Thambi-Pillai, MD is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1487610465, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 7886, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thavam C. Thambi-Pillai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
- License numbers
- 7886 SD
35085448 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1508 W 22ND St Ste 101, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Phone
- (605) 328-3840
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2024
- Fax
- (605) 328-3841
- Medicaid ID
- 2636982 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101207000349); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
5 nearest transplant surgery physician records → All 6 in South Dakota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1508 W 22ND St Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Abdo, MDSurgery Physician1104312842
- Chelsey Ahlers, CNP-BCNurse Practitioner1639439110
- Paul Bjordahl, MDSurgery Physician1366647885
- Samantha Brandenburg, NP-CNurse Practitioner1700365681
- Melissa Bunkers, CNPNurse Practitioner1326581505
- Andrew Chontos, MDSurgery Physician1699708800
Verify Thavam C. Thambi-Pillai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 7886Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 76.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $243.54
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 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
- Sanford ClinicSioux Falls, SD
- Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Transplant Surgery Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 6 transplant surgery physician records in South Dakota.
All 6 in South Dakota → Every provider in Sioux Falls → Transplant Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 5 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ali Al-Hajjaj, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051174716294
- Ronald Auvenshine, DOSioux Falls, SD 571051962601120
- Christine Pocha, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051043228745
- Sujit Sakpal, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051053546390
- Jeffery Steers, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051043209760
Common questions
What is Thavam C. Thambi-Pillai, MD's NPI number?
Thavam C. Thambi-Pillai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487610465, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thavam C. Thambi-Pillai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1508 W 22ND St Ste 101, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 328-3840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thavam C. Thambi-Pillai, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 7886, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thavam C. Thambi-Pillai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thavam C. Thambi-Pillai, MD had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thavam C. Thambi-Pillai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.
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.