Dr. Balachandran C. Prabakaran, MD

Dr. Prabakaran practices at Heart & Vascular Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC in Fort Myers, Florida.

Dr. Prabakaran's NPI, 1588692230, was assigned on June 30, 2006. Dr. Prabakaran graduated from Madras Medical College in 1974. Dr. Prabakaran holds Florida license ME0054332.

Dr. Prabakaran's primary practice is Heart & Vascular Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC, at 1550 Barkley Cir, Fort Myers, FL 33907 in Lee County. The practice phone is (239) 938-2000.

Dr. Prabakaran's primary practice is Heart & Vascular Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC in Fort Myers, Florida. Dr. Prabakaran is also affiliated with Cape Coral Hospital. The medical group on file is Florida Heart Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Prabakaran to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Prabakaran practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Prabakaran's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Prabakaran is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Prabakaran is licensed in Florida.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiomyopathy, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart blockage, heart failure and heart valve disorders among the conditions Dr. Prabakaran treats.

CMS data shows 1,394 Medicare services from Dr. Prabakaran across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 575 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $78,018 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 575 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Prabakaran in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 263 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.69, 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. Prabakaran's median patient age at 75, with 43% women.

In 2024, Dr. Prabakaran wrote 3,172 Medicare Part D claims for 482 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,966 of them, across 41 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $773,562 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,891 claims across 42 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Prabakaran for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Prabakaran accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Prabakaran.

CMS Open Payments shows 303 general payments to Dr. Prabakaran from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $1,292.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Prabakaran, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Dr. Prabakaran graduated from Madras Medical College in 1974. Dr. Prabakaran is a member of ACC.

Dr. Prabakaran is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.