Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo, MD

  • Sun City, AZ
  • Cardiologist
NPI1548470842PAC ID1153454350
Medicare services, 2024
912
Medicare patients, 2024
594
Part D claims, 2024
398
MIPS score, 2024
86
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
10515 W Santa Fe Dr, Sun City, AZ 85351
Practice phone
Call (602) 747-4000
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Primary practice

Banner Alzheimer's Institute

Sun City, Arizona

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Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo is a cardiologist in Sun City, Arizona

Dr. Tamarappoo practices at Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Sun City, Arizona.

Dr. Tamarappoo's NPI, 1548470842, was assigned on May 23, 2007. Dr. Tamarappoo graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Tamarappoo holds Indiana license 01085706A.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1153454350
NPI enumeration date
May 23, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(602) 747-4000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo practices at Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Sun City, Arizona

Dr. Tamarappoo's primary practice is Banner Alzheimer's Institute, at 10515 W Santa Fe Dr, Sun City, AZ 85351 in Maricopa County. The practice phone is (602) 747-4000.

  • Banner Alzheimer's Institute
    10515 W Santa Fe Dr, Sun City, AZ 85351 · Maricopa CountyPhone(602) 747-4000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Tamarappoo's primary practice is Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Sun City, Arizona. Dr. Tamarappoo is also affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tamarappoo to 1 more hospital and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tamarappoo practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Banner Alzheimer's InstituteAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo is one of 423 cardiologists in Arizona

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Tamarappoo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Tamarappoo's licenses on file in 3 states: Indiana, Arizona and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, IndianaPrimaryLicense 01085706A · taxonomy 207RC0000X
  • Arizona licenseLicense 69865
  • Ohio licenseLicense 095640

Cardiologists near Dr. Tamarappoo

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo billed Medicare for 912 services in 2024

CMS data shows 912 Medicare services from Dr. Tamarappoo across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 594 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $58,145 for them.

Medicare services, 2024912
Medicare patients594
Paid by Medicare$58,145
Procedure codes20

Dr. Tamarappoo's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 3902024: 4177%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2042024: 32157%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 02024: 84
Other services
2023: 02024: 66
Imaging
2023: 122024: 24100%

Where Dr. Tamarappoo's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office42046%
  • In a facility49254%

Dr. Tamarappoo compared with the Arizona median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Tamarappoo
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
912vs 2,35761% below
Medicare patients
594vs 86331% below
Part D claims
296vs 1,36278% below

Medians across 403 cardiologists in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Tamarappoo's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo treated 594 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 594 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tamarappoo in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 256 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.98, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tamarappoo's median patient age at 71, with 42% women.

Medicare patients, 2024594
Average age75
Average risk score1.98
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Tamarappoo's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Tamarappoo's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women26745%
  • Men32755%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Tamarappoo's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease56%
  4. Arthritis48%
  5. Heart failure46%
  6. Atrial fibrillation45%
  7. Chronic kidney disease40%
  8. Diabetes35%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Tamarappoo's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women42%
  • Men57%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo wrote 398 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Tamarappoo wrote 398 Medicare Part D claims for 142 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 296 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,785 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 167 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024398
Drugs named by CMS12
Total drug cost$2,785
Part D patients142

Dr. Tamarappoo's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic366 claims92%
  • Brand-name32 claims8%

Dr. Tamarappoo's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1672024: 29677%

Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 8 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Tamarappoo for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Tamarappoo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Tamarappoo as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Tamarappoo's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 86of 100Final score
  • 78.3of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo received $289 in industry payments from 2022 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Tamarappoo from 6 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $131.

General payments to Dr. Tamarappoo by program year, 2022 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Tamarappoo by kind, 2022 to 2024

$289in total
  • Food and beverage$27595%
  • Education$145%

Companies that paid Dr. Tamarappoo the most, 2022 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine

Dr. Tamarappoo graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2002.

  1. Medical schoolDrexel University College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo's NPI number?

Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo's NPI number is 1548470842. It was assigned on May 23, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo?

Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo is a cardiologist in Sun City, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo practice?

Dr. Tamarappoo practices at 10515 W Santa Fe Dr, Sun City, AZ 85351. Dr. Tamarappoo's primary practice is Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Sun City, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tamarappoo to 1 hospital and 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Tamarappoo is (602) 747-4000.

What is Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo's medical license number?

Dr. Tamarappoo holds Indiana license 01085706A, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Tamarappoo in Indiana, Arizona and Ohio.

Which hospitals is Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo affiliated with?

Dr. Tamarappoo is affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix. Dmand AI links Dr. Tamarappoo to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo part of?

Dr. Tamarappoo is linked to Mayo Clinic Arizona.

Does Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tamarappoo billed Medicare for 912 services in 2024, and Dr. Tamarappoo accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Tamarappoo as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo's MIPS score?

Dr. Tamarappoo's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo see?

CMS counts 594 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tamarappoo in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Tamarappoo's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93306), injected or infused drug (J2785) and office visit, established patient (99215).

Where did Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo go to medical school?

Dr. Tamarappoo graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2002.

What drugs does Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tamarappoo's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Ezetimibe and Furosemide.

Has Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $289 in general payments to Dr. Tamarappoo from 6 companies from 2022 to 2024. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.

How long has Dr. Balaji K. Tamarappoo been practicing?

Dr. Tamarappoo graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

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