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Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD

(Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD)

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka (1990)

22 South Greene Street S11c
Baltimore, MD 21201

(410) 328-9909

Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD is an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD specializing in anesthesiology and pain medicine. She graduated from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD is affiliated with University of Maryland Medical System.

Office Locations

University of Maryland Medical System

22 South Greene Street S11c
Baltimore, MD 21201

(410) 328-9909

(410) 328-5531

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University of Maryland Medical System

2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, MD 21207

(410) 448-2500

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500 Memorial Avenue Suite 307
Cumberland, MD 21502

(301) 723-4965

(301) 723-4983

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

peripheral nerve block

In 2023, Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD had a list price for peripheral nerve block that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Maryland. 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 Affordability:

brachial plexus block

brachial plexus nerve block injection

In 2012, Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD had a list price for brachial plexus block, and brachial plexus nerve block injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Maryland. 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. Meera Appaswamy, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2012 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
doctor visit	145
injections	109
nerve block	65
pain management	54
spinal procedures	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2013 were injections, nerve block, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
doctor visit	117
injections	114
nerve block	75
pain management	36
spinal procedures	36
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	548
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	64
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	44
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2014 were injections, nerve block, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
doctor visit	143
injections	144
nerve block	101
pain management	49
spinal procedures	49

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	54
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2015 were injections, nerve block, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	48
doctor visit	130
injections	128
nerve block	101
pain management	44
spinal procedures	44
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	454
Female	610

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1022
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	448
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	114
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2016 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	72
injections	123
nerve block	97
pain management	27
spinal procedures	27
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	675
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	78
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2017 were injections, nerve block, aspiration and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
doctor visit	54
injections	98
nerve block	73
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	690
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	65
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2018 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	11
nerve block	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	14
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	45
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2019 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	12
nerve block	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2021 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	28
nerve block	28

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2022 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	25
nerve block	25

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, MD were injections, nerve block, aspiration and pain management.

aspiration	43
doctor visit	110
injections	79
nerve block	58
pain management	42
spinal procedures	42
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD.

**Gender**
Female	213
Male	147

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	339
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	35
75 to 84	101
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	155

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD graduated from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka in 1990. She completed residency at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburg. She is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology - Pain Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka (1990)

Residency: Mercy Hospital of Pittsburg (2000)

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology - Pain Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology (2002)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Maryland Medical System

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$47 XARELTO $47
Purdue Transdermal Technologies L.P.	$44 BUTRANS $44
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$40 BRILINTA $40

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$130

Biography

Dr. Meera Appaswamy, who practices in Cumberland, MD and Baltimore, MD, is a medical specialist in anesthesiology and pain medicine. Dr. Appaswamy attended medical school at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. Her medical residency was performed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Dr. Appaswamy (or staff) speaks Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi. Dr. Appaswamy is professionally affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meera Appaswamy, MD From 2012 - 2022

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