Manjunath Balaram, MD
NPI 1790042836ActiveIndividual· Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry· Corpus Christi, TX
Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (MD) with Bay Area Psychiatry Services PC, practicing in Corpus Christi, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $44,337 for 980 claims, against $20,479 paid for services in 2024. Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $147.48 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1790042836 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 23, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 23, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Primary | 2084P0804X | R3026 | TX |
| Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | 2084P0800X | R3026 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Psychiatry (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 55 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 211 across 10 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $20,479 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 980 · 1,158 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 147 |
| Total drug cost | $44,337 |
| Generic share | 95% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Psychiatry |
Medical group
- Bay Area Psychiatry Services PCCorpus Christi, TX · 11 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$147.48 · 7 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$325.28 · 16 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $63.68 | 3 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $50.75 | 2 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | $17.93 | 1 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | $15.12 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$147.48 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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