Dr. Thimmaiah Ganapathi Theethira, MD

Dr. Theethira practices at Endoscopy Center of South Sacramento in Sacramento, California.

Dr. Theethira's NPI, 1225284359, was assigned on August 8, 2008. Dr. Theethira graduated from Mysore Medical College in 1999. Dr. Theethira holds California license A135528.

Dr. Theethira's primary practice is Endoscopy Center of South Sacramento, at 8120 Timberlake Drive #103, Sacramento, CA 95823. The practice phone is (916) 681-2350.

Dr. Theethira's primary practice is Endoscopy Center of South Sacramento in Sacramento, California. Dr. Theethira is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital. The medical group on file is Mercy Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Theethira to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Theethira practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Theethira's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Theethira is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Theethira's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Massachusetts and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids and hepatitis c among the conditions Dr. Theethira treats.

CMS data shows 744 Medicare services from Dr. Theethira across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 388 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $87,560 for them.

CMS counts 388 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Theethira in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 189 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 55% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.71, 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. Theethira's median patient age at 56, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Theethira wrote 488 Medicare Part D claims for 269 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 371 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $55,564 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 297 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Theethira for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Theethira accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Theethira as offering telehealth. CMS counts 85 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Theethira, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Theethira, published from 2014 to 2018. 2014 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Celiac Disease, Diet, Gluten-Free and Clostridioides difficile. Dr. Theethira has published most often in Am J Gastroenterol. Dr. Theethira's most frequent co-authors are Daniel Alexander Leffler, MD, Mona Akbari and Chandraprakash Umapathy, MD, MS.

CMS Open Payments shows 147 general payments to Dr. Theethira from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $757.

Dr. Theethira graduated from Mysore Medical College in 1999.

Dr. Theethira is in network with 13 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.