In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Nebraska, Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS performed more central DEXA procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for lab tests, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated as a family medicine practitioner in Norfolk, NE during 2012 were blood draw, lab tests, nursing home care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

blood draw	276
doctor visit	532
lab tests	203
nursing home care	123
preventive care	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
vaccines	27
X-rays	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated as a family medicine practitioner in Norfolk, NE during 2013 were lab tests, diabetes management, nursing home care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

blood draw	239
diabetes management	2095
doctor visit	336
lab tests	2206
nursing home care	461
preventive care	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
vaccines	35
X-rays	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	141

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	113
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	32
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated as a family medicine practitioner in Norfolk, NE during 2014 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

blood draw	367
diabetes management	6860
doctor visit	392
lab tests	7061
nursing home care	272
preventive care	31
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
vaccines	31
X-rays	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	185

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	118
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	28
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated as a family medicine practitioner in Norfolk, NE during 2015 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

blood draw	417
diabetes management	2242
doctor visit	597
lab tests	2385
nursing home care	211
preventive care	85
thoracic (chest) imaging	15
vaccines	85
X-rays	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	472

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	800
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	208
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated as a family medicine practitioner in Norfolk, NE during 2016 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
blood draw	320
diabetes management	2936
doctor visit	456
ear procedures	21
injections	18
lab tests	3080
nursing home care	96
preventive care	53
thoracic (chest) imaging	15
vaccines	53
X-rays	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	79
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	19
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated as a family medicine practitioner in Norfolk, NE during 2017 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	342
diabetes management	2269
doctor visit	465
ear procedures	20
injections	15
lab tests	2537
nursing home care	197
preventive care	103
vaccines	103

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	83
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	20
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated as a family medicine practitioner in Norfolk, NE during 2018 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
blood draw	329
diabetes management	871
doctor visit	483
ear procedures	20
injections	22
lab tests	1091
musculoskeletal imaging	39
nursing home care	149
preventive care	111
spinal procedures	20
vaccines	100
X-rays	59

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	90
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated as a family medicine practitioner in Norfolk, NE during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, nursing home care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	309
doctor visit	544
ear procedures	14
injections	15
lab tests	152
musculoskeletal imaging	57
nursing home care	109
preventive care	105
spinal procedures	14
vaccines	94
X-rays	71

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	57
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated as a family medicine practitioner in Norfolk, NE during 2020 were blood draw, nursing home care, lab tests and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

blood draw	304
doctor visit	516
lab tests	169
musculoskeletal imaging	65
nursing home care	263
preventive care	52
vaccines	35
X-rays	65

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	71
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated as a family medicine practitioner in Norfolk, NE during 2021 were blood draw, nursing home care, lab tests and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

blood draw	289
doctor visit	551
lab tests	107
musculoskeletal imaging	91
nursing home care	175
preventive care	13
vaccines	13
X-rays	91

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	67
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated as a family medicine practitioner in Norfolk, NE during 2022 were blood draw, nursing home care, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

blood draw	296
doctor visit	515
lab tests	29
musculoskeletal imaging	97
nursing home care	220
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	113

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	78
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated as a family medicine practitioner in Norfolk, NE were diabetes management, lab tests, blood draw and nursing home care.

aspiration	17
blood draw	317
diabetes management	2878
doctor visit	489
ear procedures	18
injections	17
lab tests	1729
musculoskeletal imaging	69
nursing home care	206
preventive care	61
spinal procedures	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	16
vaccines	57
X-rays	48

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	282
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	99
85 and over	87
Less than 65	38
65 to 74	130

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Nebraska.

Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Nebraska

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$1,142 Repatha $655	Prolia $287	Otezla $7	$193
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$850 SYMBICORT $374	BREZTRI $194	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $107	FARXIGA $59	CRESTOR $50	Other $67
Lilly USA, LLC	$401 MOUNJARO $154	TRULICITY $115	JARDIANCE $79	EMGALITY $27	TRADJENTA $17	Other $9
Novo Nordisk Inc	$352 RYBELSUS $159	Ozempic $80	NovoLog $32	Xultophy 100/3.6 $29	Saxenda $28	Other $24
AbbVie Inc.	$296 UBRELVY $116	DALVANCE $111	LINZESS $40	QULIPTA $21	VRAYLAR $8
Other	$2,446 Vascepa $219	ELIQUIS $178	TRIJARDY XR $133	TOUJEO $124	COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS $89	Other $1,703

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,381
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$70
Education	$35

Biography

Dr. Chandra Ponniah is a family medicine specialist in Norfolk, NE. Dr. Ponniah (or staff) is conversant in Malay and Tamil. For his professional training, Dr. Ponniah completed a residency program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Norfolk, NE.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandra Kumar Ponniah, MD, MBBS From 2012 - 2022

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