Dr. Jay Shankar Balachandran, MD

Dr. Balachandran practices at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Ascension Health Alliance.

Dr. Balachandran's NPI, 1396786273, was assigned on June 9, 2006. Dr. Balachandran graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2003. Dr. Balachandran's Wisconsin license number on file is 64930.

Dr. Balachandran's primary practice is Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus, at 2323 N Lake Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53211 in Milwaukee County. The practice phone is (414) 585-1374.

Dr. Balachandran's primary practice is Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Ascension Health Alliance. Dr. Balachandran is also affiliated with Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph. The medical group on file is Madison Medical Affiliates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balachandran to 3 more hospitals, 1 behavioral health center, 1 clinical lab, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Balachandran practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Balachandran's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Balachandran is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Balachandran's licenses on file in 4 states: Wisconsin, California, Illinois and Massachusetts.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, hypersomnia, pleural effusion, pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary heart disease among the conditions Dr. Balachandran treats.

CMS data shows 1,489 Medicare services from Dr. Balachandran across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 504 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $66,116 for them.

CMS counts 504 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balachandran in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 211 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, 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. Balachandran's median patient age at 69, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Balachandran wrote 2,234 Medicare Part D claims for 450 patients. 40% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,001 of them, across 40 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,682,092 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,134 claims across 35 drugs.

Dr. Balachandran accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Balachandran as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 22 papers to Dr. Balachandran, published from 2011 to 2019. 2017 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Polysomnography and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. Dr. Balachandran has published most often in J Clin Sleep Med. Dr. Balachandran's most frequent co-authors are Babak Mokhlesi, MD, Vineet Arora and Jeanne M. Farnan.

CMS Open Payments shows 88 general payments to Dr. Balachandran from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Itamar Medical Inc paid the most, $3,027.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Balachandran, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Balachandran graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2003.

Dr. Balachandran is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.