Physician

Sankar S Alagugurusamy, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Sankar Alagugurusamy, MD (NPI: 1093970576) practices gastroenterology in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Skagit, WA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PUBLIC HOSPITAL DIST NO 1 SKAGIT (NPI: 1023332749; TIN: 562392010) and primary practice location at 98274-4126. Alagugurusamy is affiliated with the Health Connect Partners, LLC (ACO ID: A2342), Cascadia Care Network LLC (ACO ID: A3731), and PSW ACO (ACO ID: A5323), participating under the MSSP model.

Alagugurusamy's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 532 traditional Medicare patients, billed 983 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $108,099 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 45385 (Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare). Part D data shows 1,005 prescription claims across 472 beneficiaries totaling $77,333 in drug costs, led by Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf (Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates). Open Payments data shows 3 records totaling $83. 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 did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $292,392 to $77,333. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$54K$108K2015 Medicare payment: $84,662 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $89,059 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $104,304 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $11,403 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $2,804 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $69,220 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $81,566 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $99,834 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $108,099 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015380791$84,662
2016424880$89,059
20174711,021$104,304
201838211$11,403
2019N/RN/RN/R
20201341$2,804
2021335668$69,220
2022378849$81,566
2023439940$99,834
2024532983$108,099

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$673K$1.3M2015 Drug cost: $292,392 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $1,345,678 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $507,983 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $70,703 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $31,547 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $38,313 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $21,793 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $43,662 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $37,817 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $77,333 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015173450$292,392
2016288705$1,345,678
2017272747$507,983
2018101253$70,703
201965129$31,547
2020104239$38,313
2021167254$21,793
2022258482$43,662
2023323580$37,817
20244721,005$77,333

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
45385Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare160162$198
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more6565$98
45380Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope9090$82
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more7185$74
43239Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope153158$57

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates217293$14,692
LinzessLinaclotide14480$8,600
UrsodiolUrsodiol281,020$2,852
OmeprazoleOmeprazole30313,098$2,780
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium964,529$1,200

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.3$83Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Sankar S. Alagugurusamy, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Sankar S. Alagugurusamy, MD (NPI 1093970576), 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 Sankar S. Alagugurusamy, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Sankar S. Alagugurusamy, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Health Connect Partners, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A2342), Cascadia Care Network LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A3731), and PSW ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A5323).

What billing organization is linked to Sankar S. Alagugurusamy, MD?

Sankar S. Alagugurusamy, MD is linked to PUBLIC HOSPITAL DIST NO 1 SKAGIT (billing NPI 1023332749) in the available physician profile data.

Does Sankar S. Alagugurusamy, MD have Open Payments data?

Sankar S. Alagugurusamy, MD has 3 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.