Prashanth R. Ramachandra

  • Darby, PA
  • General surgeon
NPI1477537876PAC ID4688602337
Medicare services, 2024
334
Medicare patients, 2024
204
Part D claims, 2024
457
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$11,571
Practice address
1500 Lansdowne Ave, Darby, PA 19023
Practice phone
Call (215) 237-4000
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Primary practice

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital

Hospital · Darby, Pennsylvania

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Prashanth R. Ramachandra is a general surgeon in Darby, Pennsylvania

Prashanth Ramachandra practices at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pennsylvania, part of Trinity Health.

Prashanth Ramachandra's NPI, 1477537876, was assigned on November 30, 2005. Prashanth Ramachandra holds Pennsylvania license MD422173.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4688602337
NPI enumeration date
November 30, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(215) 237-4000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
63
Medical school graduation
1989

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Prashanth R. Ramachandra practices at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pennsylvania

Prashanth Ramachandra's primary practice is Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, at 1500 Lansdowne Ave, Darby, PA 19023 in Delaware County. The practice phone is (215) 237-4000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Prashanth R. Ramachandra is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Prashanth Ramachandra's primary practice is Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pennsylvania, part of Trinity Health. The medical group on file is Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Prashanth Ramachandra to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Prashanth R. Ramachandra's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mercy Fitzgerald HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Prashanth R. Ramachandra is one of 1,398 general surgeons in Pennsylvania

Surgery is Prashanth Ramachandra's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Prashanth Ramachandra is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense MD422173 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Prashanth Ramachandra

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Prashanth R. Ramachandra billed Medicare for 334 services in 2024

CMS data shows 334 Medicare services from Prashanth Ramachandra across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 204 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,023 for them.

Medicare services, 2024334
Medicare patients204
Paid by Medicare$27,023
Procedure codes12

Prashanth Ramachandra's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3522024: 3345%
Surgery
2023: 132024: 0100%

Where Prashanth Ramachandra's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office15346%
  • In a facility18154%

Prashanth Ramachandra compared with the Pennsylvania median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Prashanth Ramachandra
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
334vs 1582.1 times
Medicare patients
204vs 12761% above
Part D claims
337vs 2911.6 times

Medians across 1,213 general surgeons in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Prashanth Ramachandra'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

Prashanth R. Ramachandra treated 204 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 67

CMS counts 204 Medicare patients who saw Prashanth Ramachandra in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 83 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 53% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Prashanth Ramachandra's median patient age at 62, with 65% women.

Medicare patients, 2024204
Average age67
Average risk score2.32
Also on Medicaid53%

Prashanth Ramachandra's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Prashanth Ramachandra's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12260%
  • Men8240%

Chronic conditions among Prashanth Ramachandra's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes45%
  4. Arthritis42%
  5. Mood disorders40%
  6. Ischemic heart disease35%
  7. Depression33%
  8. Chronic kidney disease32%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Prashanth Ramachandra's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 62

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women65%
  • Men35%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Prashanth R. Ramachandra wrote 457 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Prashanth Ramachandra wrote 457 Medicare Part D claims for 183 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 337 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $67,498 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 435 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024457
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$67,498
Part D patients183

Prashanth Ramachandra's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic361 claims79%
  • Brand-name96 claims21%

Prashanth Ramachandra'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Prashanth Ramachandra's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids19%89 of 457 claims
  • Antibiotics14%65 of 457 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4352024: 33723%

Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 8 in 2023.

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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

Prashanth R. Ramachandra ranks in the 64th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare

Prashanth Ramachandra accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of removal of tissue by Prashanth Ramachandra, more than 64% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Prashanth Ramachandra ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
55th percentile30 procedures
Colonoscopy
50th percentile24 procedures
Removal of tissue
64th percentile13 procedures

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Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Prashanth R. Ramachandra received $11,571 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 36 general payments to Prashanth Ramachandra from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Education make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $7,599.

General payments to Prashanth Ramachandra by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Prashanth Ramachandra by kind, 2016 to 2024

$11.6Kin total
  • Education$7,00060%
  • Travel and lodging$3,58931%
  • Food and beverage$9828%

Companies that paid Prashanth Ramachandra the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Prashanth R. Ramachandra's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Prashanth R. Ramachandra's NPI number?

Prashanth R. Ramachandra's NPI number is 1477537876. It was assigned on November 30, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Prashanth R. Ramachandra specialize in?

Prashanth R. Ramachandra is a general surgeon in Darby, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Prashanth R. Ramachandra practice?

Prashanth Ramachandra practices at 1500 Lansdowne Ave, Darby, PA 19023. Prashanth Ramachandra's primary practice is Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pennsylvania, part of Trinity Health. Dmand AI also links Prashanth Ramachandra to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.

What is Prashanth R. Ramachandra's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Prashanth Ramachandra is (215) 237-4000.

What is Prashanth R. Ramachandra's medical license number?

Prashanth Ramachandra holds Pennsylvania license MD422173.

Which hospitals is Prashanth R. Ramachandra affiliated with?

Prashanth Ramachandra practices at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pennsylvania.

What medical group is Prashanth R. Ramachandra part of?

Prashanth Ramachandra is linked to Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Medical Group. Dmand AI links Prashanth Ramachandra to 1 more medical group.

Does Prashanth R. Ramachandra accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Prashanth Ramachandra billed Medicare for 334 services in 2024, and Prashanth Ramachandra accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Prashanth R. Ramachandra see?

CMS counts 204 Medicare patients who saw Prashanth Ramachandra in 2024, with an average age of 67.

What services does Prashanth R. Ramachandra bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Prashanth Ramachandra's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99231), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99223).

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What drugs does Prashanth R. Ramachandra prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Prashanth Ramachandra's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Pantoprazole Sodium and Omeprazole.

Has Prashanth R. Ramachandra received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $11,571 in general payments to Prashanth Ramachandra from 8 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Prashanth R. Ramachandra been practicing?

Prashanth Ramachandra graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

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