Dr. Alana Persaud, MD

Dr. Persaud practices at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania, part of Risant Health.

Dr. Persaud's NPI, 1215460019, was assigned on April 7, 2017. Dr. Persaud holds Pennsylvania license MD480210.

Dr. Persaud's primary practice is Geisinger Medical Center, at 100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822 in Montour County. The practice phone is (570) 271-6211.

Dr. Persaud's primary practice is Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania, part of Risant Health. Dr. Persaud is also affiliated with Cooper University Hospital. The medical group on file is Geisinger. Dmand AI also links Dr. Persaud to 3 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Persaud practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Persaud's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Persaud is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 370 Medicare services from Dr. Persaud across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 289 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $35,844 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 289 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Persaud in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 127 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.08, 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. Persaud's median patient age at 60, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Persaud wrote 75 Medicare Part D claims for 34 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 43 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $462 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Persaud accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 95 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Persaud, more than 75% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 21 papers to Dr. Persaud, published from 2012 to 2024. 2019 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Endoscopy and Length of Stay. Dr. Persaud has published most often in Rev Sci Instrum. Dr. Persaud's most frequent co-authors are Amos Lal, MD, Ahmed Ahmed, DO and Monique Theresa Barakat, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 26 general payments to Dr. Persaud from 7 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $2,875.