Physician

Anand Shanker Balachandran, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Anand Balachandran, MD (NPI: 1003187642) practices internal medicine in the Huntsville, AL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Madison, AL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WELLNESS OFFICE PC (NPI: 1861905820; TIN: 823344971) and primary practice location at 35801-6429. Balachandran is affiliated with the Main Street Rural Health Dogwood ACO LLC (ACO ID: A5421), participating under the MSSP model.

Balachandran's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 874 traditional Medicare patients, billed 11,445 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $627,422 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 78452 (Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect). Part D data shows 3,614 prescription claims across 674 beneficiaries totaling $752,365 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). DME data shows 17 claims. Open Payments data shows 46 records totaling $899. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $60,089 to $627,422. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $431 to $752,365. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and fell sharply in recent years, from $9,489 to $7,197.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	154	708	$60,089
2017	692	5,743	$399,001
2018	943	8,083	$525,412
2019	900	8,912	$591,543
2020	788	8,357	$628,794
2021	789	8,030	$593,571
2022	830	7,558	$515,419
2023	899	8,055	$565,003
2024	874	11,445	$627,422

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	18	28	$431
2017	211	1,124	$103,734
2018	356	2,383	$223,133
2019	352	1,896	$263,550
2020	322	2,191	$335,464
2021	383	1,922	$369,922
2022	481	2,915	$622,280
2023	552	3,296	$771,823
2024	674	3,614	$752,365

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	15	$27,702
2020	N/R	60	$28,196
2021	N/R	74	$32,993
2022	N/R	69	$48,515
2023	N/R	32	$2,411
2024	N/R	17	$1,262

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
78452	Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect	325	328	$275
93306	Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	501	535	$101
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	675	1,682	$83
93015	Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician	327	331	$42
93000	Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report	726	1,961	$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Eliquis	Apixaban	282	15,033	$288,486
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	124	7,768	$141,493
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	92	4,875	$101,111
Brilinta	Ticagrelor	71	4,020	$57,226
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	30	1,650	$31,827

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
E1390	Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate	Y	N/R	17	$1,262

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	46	$899	ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Anand Shanker Balachandran, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Anand Shanker Balachandran, MD (NPI 1003187642), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Anand Shanker Balachandran, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Anand Shanker Balachandran, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Main Street Rural Health Dogwood ACO LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5421).

What billing organization is linked to Anand Shanker Balachandran, MD?

Anand Shanker Balachandran, MD is linked to WELLNESS OFFICE PC (billing NPI 1861905820) in the available physician profile data.

Does Anand Shanker Balachandran, MD have Open Payments data?

Anand Shanker Balachandran, MD has 46 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.