Mala Murthy Balakumar, MD

NPI 1710913009ActiveIndividual· Colon & Rectal Surgery· Garden City, NY

Colon & Rectal Surgery (MD) in Garden City, New York, trained at University of Minnesota Medical School (class of 1990). In 2024 Medicare paid $115,869 for 225 patients, and Part D covered 174 of their prescriptions, 85% of them generic. Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $78.46 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1710913009
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	Yes
NPI issued	Jun 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Sep 2, 2014

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Colon & Rectal Surgery Primary	208C00000X	193074	NY

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) (NY)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	225
Services billed	872 across 44 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$115,869

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	174 · 179 30-day fills
Patients	115
Total drug cost	$7,280
Generic share	85% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of Minnesota Medical School
Graduation year	1990
Medicare specialty	Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)
Secondary specialties	General Surgery
Telehealth	Offers telehealth