Dr. Rangarajan Arunachalam, MD

Dr. Arunachalam practices at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Community Health Network.

Dr. Arunachalam's NPI, 1467562611, was assigned on August 30, 2006. Dr. Arunachalam graduated from Chingleput Medical College in 1988. Dr. Arunachalam's Indiana license number on file is 01059641A.

Dr. Arunachalam's primary practice is Community Hospital East, at 1500 N Ritter Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219 in Marion County. The practice phone is (317) 355-5411.

Dr. Arunachalam's primary practice is Community Hospital East in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Community Health Network. Dr. Arunachalam is also affiliated with Community Hospital South. The medical group on file is Community Physician Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Arunachalam to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Arunachalam practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Arunachalam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Arunachalam is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Arunachalam's licenses on file in 7 states: Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, New York, Texas, South Carolina and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, endocarditis and pacemaker or defibrillator implantation among the conditions Dr. Arunachalam treats.

CMS data shows 1,066 Medicare services from Dr. Arunachalam across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 631 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,928 for them.

CMS counts 631 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Arunachalam in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 259 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.92, 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. Arunachalam's median patient age at 72, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Arunachalam wrote 5,036 Medicare Part D claims for 597 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,799 of them, across 50 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $609,477 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,529 claims across 51 drugs.

Dr. Arunachalam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Arunachalam as offering telehealth. CMS counts 11 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Arunachalam, more than 30% 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 218 general payments to Dr. Arunachalam from 38 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Cardiovascular Systems Inc. paid the most, $1,613.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Arunachalam.

Dr. Arunachalam graduated from Chingleput Medical College in 1988. Dr. Arunachalam is a member of ACC.

Dr. Arunachalam is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.