Dr. Karthik Balakrishnan, MD, MPH

Dr. Balakrishnan practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, California, part of Stanford University.

Dr. Balakrishnan's NPI, 1528070844, was assigned on August 13, 2006. Dr. Balakrishnan graduated from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Balakrishnan holds California license C165904.

Dr. Balakrishnan's primary practice is Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, at 725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (650) 497-8000.

Dr. Balakrishnan's primary practice is Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, California, part of Stanford University. The medical group on file is Stanford Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balakrishnan to 1 more medical group, named with a free account. Dr. Balakrishnan's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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

Pediatric otolaryngology is Dr. Balakrishnan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207YP0228X. Dr. Balakrishnan is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Balakrishnan's licenses on file in 6 states: California, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Ohio and Washington.

CMS data shows 26 Medicare services from Dr. Balakrishnan across 1 procedure code in 2019, all of them office visits. Medicare paid $441 for them. Every service was in an office.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Balakrishnan's median patient age at 7, with 42% women.

Dmand AI links 121 papers to Dr. Balakrishnan, published from 2012 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 18. The most frequent topics are Otolaryngology, Tracheostomy and Delphi Technique. Dr. Balakrishnan has published most often in Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Dr. Balakrishnan's most frequent co-authors are Douglas Ryan Sidell, MD, Catherine K. Hart, MD and Michael J. Rutter, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Balakrishnan from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $76.

Dmand AI lists 12 awards for Dr. Balakrishnan, most recently Fellow in 2016. Dr. Balakrishnan serves on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee - AAO-HNSF and Vascular Anomalies Task Force - ASPO.

Dr. Balakrishnan graduated from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Balakrishnan is a member of NHS, AAP, American Broncho-Esophagological Association, ACS, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology and International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies.

Dr. Balakrishnan is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.