Vasanthi Balaraman, MD
Nephrology Physician · Memphis, TN
Vasanthi Balaraman, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1154688851, issued on Apr 19, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 56043, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vasanthi Balaraman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 56043 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone
- (901) 478-9183
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2025
- Fax
- (901) 478-8957
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171115001995); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1265 Union Ave
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Verify Vasanthi Balaraman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 56043Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,402 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim196 claims
- Prednisone168 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate149 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium143 claims
- Fluconazole129 claims
- Carvedilol128 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: $84.88
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- UT Methodist Physicians LLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vasanthi Balaraman among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee
Vasanthi Balaraman, MD is one of 266 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2012, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 74% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.
All 266 in Tennessee → Every provider in Memphis → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hassan Amin, M.DMemphis, TN 381041225240476
- Omer Asif Siddiqui, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041659577278
- Wesam Ballouk, MDMemphis, TN 381041841291762
- Robert Canada, MDMemphis, TN 381041033176250
- Fadi Daher, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041164554572
- Omar Davis, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041588767826
- Natarsha Grant, MDMemphis, TN 381041760508089
- Stacy Johnson, M.D., PH.D.Memphis, TN 381041912131236
Common questions
What is Vasanthi Balaraman, MD's NPI number?
Vasanthi Balaraman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154688851, issued on Apr 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vasanthi Balaraman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 478-9183. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vasanthi Balaraman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 56043, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vasanthi Balaraman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vasanthi Balaraman, MD had 2,402 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.