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Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

Bangalore University (1999)

11914 Astoria Boulevard Suite 475
Houston, TX 77089

(713) 484-7000

Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD is a nephrologist in Houston, TX specializing in adult nephrology and geriatrics (elderly care). She graduated from Bangalore University in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD is affiliated with Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital, Memorial Hermann and SUDHEER K SANKAR MD PA.

Office Locations

Memorial Hermann

11914 Astoria Boulevard Suite 475
Houston, TX 77089

(713) 484-7000

(281) 484-7003

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1447 Highway 6 Suite 140
Sugar Land, TX 77478

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3819 Cartwright Road
Missouri City, TX 77459

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Memorial Hermann

7737 Southwest Freeway Suite 250
Houston, TX 77074

(713) 484-7000

(713) 484-7003

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8303 Creekbend Drive
Houston, TX 77071

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8700 S Gessner Road Suite 300 Houston Tx
Houston, TX 77074

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2024, Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Houston, TX during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	168
inpatient care	168

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Houston, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	303
inpatient care	279
outpatient care	24

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	32
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	51
Dementia	43
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Houston, TX during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	70
hospital care	106
inpatient care	106

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	32
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	15
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	75
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Houston, TX during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	22
doctor visit	363
hospital care	1084
inpatient care	1084

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	124
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	46
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	74
Dementia	31
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Houston, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	51
doctor visit	737
hospital care	1561
inpatient care	1561

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	157
Hispanic	109
Asian	79
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	76
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	70
Dementia	33
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Houston, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	14
doctor visit	596
hospital care	1763
inpatient care	1763

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	0

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	170
Hispanic	110
Asian	82
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	85
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	72
Dementia	35
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Houston, TX during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	53
doctor visit	535
hemofiltration	20
hospital care	1909
inpatient care	1909

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	161
Hispanic	85
Asian	65
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	79
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	70
Dementia	36
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Houston, TX during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	84
doctor visit	579
hospital care	1685
inpatient care	1685

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	170
Hispanic	74
Asian	76
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	82
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	69
Dementia	33
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Houston, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	63
doctor visit	572
hospital care	1928
inpatient care	1928

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	159
Hispanic	58
Asian	94
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	109
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	66
Dementia	20
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Houston, TX during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	29
doctor visit	566
hospital care	1808
inpatient care	1808

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	150
Hispanic	63
Asian	78
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	102
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	64
Dementia	20
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Houston, TX during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	617
hospital care	1372
inpatient care	1372

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	289
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	147
Hispanic	58
Asian	87
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	114
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	63
Dementia	22
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Houston, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and outpatient care.

dialysis	45
doctor visit	515
hemofiltration	20
hospital care	1244
inpatient care	1242
outpatient care	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	115
Asian / Pacific Islander	51
Non-Hispanic White	166
Hispanic	59
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	135
85 and over	67
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	124

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	61
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD graduated from Bangalore University in 1999. She completed residency at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Bangalore University (1999)

Residency: The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (2010)

Licensed In: Louisiana

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Employers Health Network, United Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Aetna Medicare, WellPoint, Memorial Hermann Advantage HMO, Community Health Choice Chip, Aetna Most Benefit Plans, Community Health Choice Star, Memorial Hermann Solutions, WorkLink Worker's Comp, Community Health Choice Marketplace QHP, HMO Blue Texas, Aetna Memorial Hermann and Community Hlth MCR D-SNP.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Employers Health Network

United Healthcare

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

Aetna Medicare

WellPoint

Memorial Hermann Advantage HMO

Community Health Choice Chip

Aetna Most Benefit Plans

Community Health Choice Star

Memorial Hermann Solutions

WorkLink Worker's Comp

Community Health Choice Marketplace QHP

HMO Blue Texas

Aetna Memorial Hermann

Community Hlth MCR D-SNP

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Anila Pillai Sankar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pulmonx Corporation	$154 PULMONX CHARTIS TABLET CONSOLE $154
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$123 JYNARQUE $123
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$70 Vanrafia $31	EXELON PATCH $14	$25
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$45 LifeVest $45
Actavis Pharma Inc	$28 NAMENDA XR $28
Other	$24 Velphoro $24

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$322
Education	$123

Biography

Dr. Anila Sankar specializes in adult nephrology and geriatrics (elderly care). She studied medicine at Bangalore University. Her medical residency was performed at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. Dr. Sankar appears to be in-network for WellPoint, Aetna Medicare, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield, in addition to other insurance carriers. In addition to English, Dr. Sankar (or staff) speaks Hindi and Malayalam. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, and Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital. She welcomes new patients at her office inHouston, TX as reported by Memorial Hermann.