Dr. Surya P. Irakam, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 502
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 197
- Part D claims, 2024
- 578
- Hospital affiliations
- 6
- Industry payments
- $676
- Practice address
- 40 Stirling Road, Watchung, NJ 07069
- Practice phone
- Call (908) 769-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Surgicare of Central Jersey
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Watchung, New Jersey
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Dr. Surya P. Irakam is a gastroenterologist in Watchung, New Jersey
Dr. Irakam practices at Surgicare of Central Jersey in Watchung, New Jersey.
Dr. Irakam's NPI, 1114971397, was assigned on May 20, 2006. Dr. Irakam graduated from Sri Venkatesvara Medical College NTR in 1971. Dr. Irakam holds New Jersey license 25MA06747400.
- NPI
- 1114971397NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7416149372
- NPI enumeration date
- May 20, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (908) 769-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1971
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Surya P. Irakam practices at Surgicare of Central Jersey in Watchung, New Jersey
Dr. Irakam's primary practice is Surgicare of Central Jersey, at 40 Stirling Road, Watchung, NJ 07069. The practice phone is (908) 769-8000.
- Surgicare of Central Jersey40 Stirling Road, Watchung, NJ 07069Phone(908) 769-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Surya P. Irakam is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 7 medical groups
Dr. Irakam's primary practice is Surgicare of Central Jersey in Watchung, New Jersey. Dr. Irakam is also affiliated with Lee Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Hackensack Meridian Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Irakam to 5 more hospitals, 6 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Surya P. Irakam's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Irakam practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Surgicare of Central Jersey | Available with a free account |
| +9 more sites and 6 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Surya P. Irakam is one of 691 gastroenterologists in New Jersey
Gastroenterology is Dr. Irakam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Irakam is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Irakam's licenses on file in 6 states: New Jersey, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Connecticut.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, New JerseyPrimary
- Florida license
- New York license
- Pennsylvania license
- Indiana license
- Connecticut license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroduodenitis, gastroenteritis and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Dr. Irakam treats.
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Irakam
Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Surya P. Irakam billed Medicare for 502 services in 2024
CMS data shows 502 Medicare services from Dr. Irakam across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 197 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,067 for them.
Dr. Irakam's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3412024: 3441%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1812024: 15813%
- Imaging
- 2023: 122024: 0100%
Where Dr. Irakam's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office35871%
- In a facility14429%
Dr. Irakam compared with the New Jersey median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Irakam
- New Jersey median
- Medicare services
- 502vs 68527% below
- Medicare patients
- 197vs 37547% below
- Part D claims
- 498vs 61118% below
Medians across 674 gastroenterologists in New Jersey with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Irakam's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Surya P. Irakam treated 197 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 197 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Irakam in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 91 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Irakam's median patient age at 60, with 46% women.
Dr. Irakam's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Irakam's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women9649%
- Men10151%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Irakam's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis50%
- Ischemic heart disease38%
- Diabetes34%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- Heart failure25%
- Cancer23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Irakam's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 60
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Surya P. Irakam wrote 578 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Irakam wrote 578 Medicare Part D claims for 188 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 498 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $200,874 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 467 claims across 11 drugs.
Dr. Irakam's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic488 claims84%
- Brand-name90 claims16%
Dr. Irakam's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4672024: 4987%
Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 11 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Surya P. Irakam ranks in the 68th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Irakam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Irakam as offering telehealth. CMS counts 65 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Irakam, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Irakam ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 68th percentile65 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 66th percentile57 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Surya P. Irakam received $676 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Irakam from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Apollo Endosurgery US Inc paid the most, $548.
General payments to Dr. Irakam by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Irakam by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Travel and lodging$45868%
- Food and beverage$21832%
Companies that paid Dr. Irakam the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Surya P. Irakam graduated from Sri Venkatesvara Medical College NTR
Dr. Irakam graduated from Sri Venkatesvara Medical College NTR in 1971.
- Medical school
- Board certified in gastroenterology
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Surya P. Irakam accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Irakam is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Irakam accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO11
- Medicare11
- EPO5
- POS5
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Surya P. Irakam's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Surya P. Irakam's NPI number?
Dr. Surya P. Irakam's NPI number is 1114971397. It was assigned on May 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Surya P. Irakam?
Dr. Surya P. Irakam is a gastroenterologist in Watchung, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Surya P. Irakam practice?
Dr. Irakam practices at 40 Stirling Road, Watchung, NJ 07069. Dr. Irakam's primary practice is Surgicare of Central Jersey in Watchung, New Jersey. Dmand AI also links Dr. Irakam to 5 hospitals, 6 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics.
What is Dr. Surya P. Irakam's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Irakam is (908) 769-8000.
What is Dr. Surya P. Irakam's medical license number?
Dr. Irakam holds New Jersey license 25MA06747400, one of the licenses on file in 6 states.
Which states has Dr. Surya P. Irakam been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Irakam in New Jersey (1998 to 2027), Florida (2023 to 2026), New York (1998 to 2026), Pennsylvania (2024 to 2026), Indiana (1997 to 2025) and Connecticut (2002 to 2003).
Which hospitals is Dr. Surya P. Irakam affiliated with?
Dr. Irakam is affiliated with Lee Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Irakam to 5 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Surya P. Irakam part of?
Dr. Irakam is linked to Hackensack Meridian Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Irakam to 6 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Surya P. Irakam accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Irakam billed Medicare for 502 services in 2024, and Dr. Irakam accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Surya P. Irakam offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Irakam as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Surya P. Irakam see?
CMS counts 197 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Irakam in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Surya P. Irakam board certified?
Yes. Dr. Irakam is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Surya P. Irakam bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Irakam's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).
Where did Dr. Surya P. Irakam go to medical school?
Dr. Irakam graduated from Sri Venkatesvara Medical College NTR in 1971.
What drugs does Dr. Surya P. Irakam prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Irakam's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Pantoprazole Sodium and Gavilyte-G.
Has Dr. Surya P. Irakam received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $676 in general payments to Dr. Irakam from 4 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Apollo Endosurgery US Inc.
How long has Dr. Surya P. Irakam been practicing?
Dr. Irakam graduated from medical school in 1971, 55 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Surya P. Irakam accept?
Dr. Irakam is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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