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Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Hospital Medicine

3500 Franciscan Way
Michigan City, IN 46360

(219) 879-8511

Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD is an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN specializing in adult hospital medicine. Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD is affiliated with Franciscan Health System and Franciscan Physician Network.

Office Locations

Franciscan Health System

3500 Franciscan Way
Michigan City, IN 46360

(219) 879-8511

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425 Sand Creek Drive
Chesterton, IN 46304

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	276
diabetes management	80
doctor visit	785
hospital care	1029
inpatient care	1029
lab tests	201
musculoskeletal imaging	36
nursing home care	26
preventive care	188
vaccines	108
X-rays	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	244
diabetes management	82
doctor visit	672
hospital care	1026
inpatient care	946
lab tests	224
musculoskeletal imaging	31
outpatient care	80
preventive care	176
vaccines	94
X-rays	31

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	74
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	220
diabetes management	89
doctor visit	693
hospital care	912
inpatient care	811
lab tests	232
musculoskeletal imaging	20
outpatient care	101
preventive care	201
vaccines	112
X-rays	20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	44
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	85
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	251
breathing treatment	17
diabetes management	76
doctor visit	733
hospital care	772
inpatient care	660
lab tests	245
musculoskeletal imaging	35
outpatient care	96
preventive care	191
vaccines	115
X-rays	35

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	542

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	718
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	132
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN during 2016 were hospital care, nursing home care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	232
diabetes management	57
doctor visit	649
hospital care	698
inpatient care	634
lab tests	221
musculoskeletal imaging	21
nursing home care	658
outpatient care	47
preventive care	150
vaccines	93
X-rays	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	575
Black	21
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	124
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN during 2017 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	266
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	57
doctor visit	670
hospital care	640
inpatient care	580
lab tests	215
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nursing home care	702
outpatient care	44
preventive care	231
vaccines	163
X-rays	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	587
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	127
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN during 2018 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	268
diabetes management	85
doctor visit	620
hospital care	438
inpatient care	378
lab tests	269
nursing home care	508
outpatient care	60
preventive care	201
vaccines	116

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	497
Black	28
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	118
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	41
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	221
diabetes management	50
doctor visit	640
hospital care	590
inpatient care	565
lab tests	221
nursing home care	472
outpatient care	25
preventive care	124
vaccines	74

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	39
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	136
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	41
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	32
diabetes management	34
doctor visit	459
hospital care	822
inpatient care	809
lab tests	68
nursing home care	288
outpatient care	13
preventive care	95
vaccines	61

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	559
Black	37
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	131
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	42
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	178
diabetes management	53
doctor visit	393
emergency care	14
hospital care	733
inpatient care	720
lab tests	153
nursing home care	408
outpatient care	13
preventive care	89
vaccines	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	561
Black	34
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	126
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	42
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	184
diabetes management	61
doctor visit	444
hospital care	775
inpatient care	759
lab tests	183
nursing home care	576
outpatient care	16
preventive care	105
vaccines	44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	578
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	141
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Michigan City, IN were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and blood draw.

blood draw	215
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	65
doctor visit	614
emergency care	14
hospital care	766
inpatient care	717
lab tests	202
musculoskeletal imaging	25
nursing home care	454
outpatient care	49
preventive care	159
vaccines	92
X-rays	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	491
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	174
85 and over	108
Less than 65	73
65 to 74	196

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Education & Training

She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Indiana.

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Indiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Franciscan Health System

Franciscan Physician Network

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. Nirmala Murugavel, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Labor & Industries, United Healthcare, Aetna, Medicaid, Cofinity, Humana, Cigna, Railroad Medicare, Anthem, Preferred Network Access (PNA), Sagamore, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Healthcare Finest Network, Managed Health Services MarketPlace, Managed Health Services, CareSource, SIHO, Lutheran Preferred, Medicare IN, Community Health Alliance and Devoted Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Nirmala Murugavel, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

Labor & Industries

United Healthcare

Aetna

Medicaid

Cofinity

Humana

Cigna

Railroad Medicare

Anthem

Preferred Network Access (PNA)

Sagamore

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Healthcare Finest Network

Managed Health Services MarketPlace

Managed Health Services

CareSource

SIHO

Lutheran Preferred

Medicare IN

Community Health Alliance

Devoted Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$294 Victoza $181	NovoLog $50	Saxenda $40	Tresiba $23
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$289 FARXIGA $98	BYDUREON $80	BRILINTA $35	SYMBICORT $27	FASENRA $17	Other $31
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$266 INVOKANA $213	XARELTO $53
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$126 Vesicare $90	Myrbetriq $36
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$125 KRYSTEXXA $125
Other	$1,030 Breath ID $121	Belviq $79	BREO $73	ENTRESTO $53	Prolia $51	Other $653

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,050
Education	$81

Biography

Dr. Nirmala Murugavel is an adult hospital medicine specialist in Chesterton, IN and Michigan City, IN. Dr. Murugavel appears to be an in-network provider for Anthem, Cofinity, and Blue California, in addition to other insurance carriers. She is affiliated with Franciscan Physician Network. Her practice in Michigan City, IN is open to new patients as reported by Franciscan Health.