Dr. Murali Dharan, MD

Dr. Dharan practices at John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, part of John Muir Health.

Dr. Dharan's NPI, 1336143882, was assigned on June 10, 2005. Dr. Dharan graduated from Madras Medical College in 1982. Dr. Dharan holds California license A52856.

Dr. Dharan's primary practice is John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, at 1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 in Contra Costa County. The practice phone is (925) 939-3000.

Dr. Dharan's primary practice is John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, part of John Muir Health. Dr. Dharan is also affiliated with Concord Medical Center. The medical group on file is John Muir Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dharan to 3 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dharan practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Dharan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Dharan is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Dharan is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, heart bypass surgery, heart valve surgery and lung resection among the conditions Dr. Dharan treats.

CMS data shows 807 Medicare services from Dr. Dharan across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 249 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $126,411 for them.

CMS counts 249 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dharan in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 103 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.00, 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. Dharan's median patient age at 69, with 33% women.

In 2024, Dr. Dharan wrote 291 Medicare Part D claims for 66 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 163 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $793 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 243 claims across 9 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Dharan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Dharan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 43 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Dharan, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 169 general payments to Dr. Dharan from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 73% of the total. AtriCure, Inc. paid the most, $75,458.

Dr. Dharan graduated from Madras Medical College in 1982.

Dr. Dharan is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.