Physician

Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D. (NPI: 1700810702) practices internal medicine in the Pittsburgh, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Westmoreland, PA. Muthappan uses personal NPI as billing NPI and primary practice location at 15146-3513.

Muthappan's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 419 traditional Medicare patients, billed 7,820 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $479,067 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99223 (Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes). Part D data shows 18,274 prescription claims across 844 beneficiaries totaling $1,167,823 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). DME data shows 97 claims. No Open Payments records. 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 changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $543,696 to $1,167,823. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $14,940 to $17,769.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	468	10,516	$616,090
2016	447	10,698	$614,655
2017	470	8,580	$486,895
2018	468	9,009	$502,176
2019	462	8,475	$504,357
2020	434	5,809	$375,776
2021	508	6,054	$413,444
2022	451	7,435	$474,241
2023	451	7,654	$457,270
2024	419	7,820	$479,067

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	546	12,416	$543,696
2016	575	12,493	$591,569
2017	562	12,232	$529,516
2018	631	12,302	$645,064
2019	664	13,352	$734,579
2020	634	14,971	$784,811
2021	699	15,829	$888,219
2022	651	15,227	$901,513
2023	775	15,632	$1,051,524
2024	844	18,274	$1,167,823

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	27	251	$9,648
2016	20	186	$5,783
2017	17	166	$4,184
2018	12	178	$3,981
2019	N/R	140	$3,699
2020	N/R	107	$3,129
2021	N/R	58	$2,691
2022	N/R	153	$7,670
2023	N/R	189	$10,222
2024	N/R	97	$4,984

* / # = 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
99223	Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	266	507	$130
99233	Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	223	380	$89
99239	Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	252	450	$85
99232	Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	215	2,149	$59
99348	Residence visit for established patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	98	531	$56

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Eliquis	Apixaban	307	10,083	$196,517
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	76	3,420	$71,653
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	65	3,681	$69,634
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	82	3,184	$53,406
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	84	2,530	$47,714

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	48	$3,226
K0738	Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; home compressor used to fill portable oxygen cylinders; includes portable containers, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing	Y	N/R	35	$1,138
E0260	Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress	Y	N/R	14	$620

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D. (NPI 1700810702), 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 Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

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What billing organization is linked to Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D.?

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Does Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

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