Procedure Volume Patient Data Patient Conditions Reviews General Payments Back to Top

Home > IN Providers > General Practitioners

Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Ruban Nirmalan, MD - IU Health General Surgery - Lafayette)

(No ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and General Practice

Northeast Ohio Medical University (2001)

5177 McCarty Lane
Lafayette, IN 47905

(765) 448-8100

Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD is a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN specializing in general surgery and general practice. He graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD is affiliated with ARNETT CLINIC LLC and IU Health General Surgery - Lafayette - IU Health Arnett Medical Offices.

Office Locations

5177 McCarty Lane
Lafayette, IN 47905

open_in_new

In The News

“Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, a general surgeon with Indiana University Health Arnett, said a robotic scrub nurse would not only need to be fast and recognize the surgeon's voice and hand gestures flawlessly...”—"Robotic Nurse in Development at Purdue", Fox News, March 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, 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. Ruban Nirmalan, 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. Ruban Nirmalan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, anastomosis and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	25
dialysis access procedures	25
doctor visit	211
hospital care	193
inpatient care	193
minor procedures	12
vascular procedures	25
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minor procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	11
dialysis access procedures	11
doctor visit	285
hospital care	211
inpatient care	211
minor procedures	26
vascular procedures	11
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	26

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	144

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	34
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, anastomosis and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	18
dialysis access procedures	18
doctor visit	246
hospital care	148
inpatient care	148
vascular procedures	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	37
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	16
anastomosis	13
dialysis access procedures	13
doctor visit	312
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
open surgery	16
vascular procedures	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	606
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	48
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, anastomosis and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
anastomosis	27
diagnostic procedures	14
dialysis access procedures	27
doctor visit	296
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
open surgery	14
vascular procedures	27

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	36
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	47
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, anastomosis and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	28
diagnostic procedures	11
dialysis access procedures	28
doctor visit	280
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93
vascular procedures	28

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	26
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minor procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
anastomosis	17
dialysis access procedures	17
doctor visit	307
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
minor procedures	19
open surgery	13
vascular procedures	17
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	361
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	25
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	247
hospital care	141
inpatient care	141

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	19
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	184
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	25
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
doctor visit	219
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109
open surgery	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	28
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
doctor visit	278
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
open surgery	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	140

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	32
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN were hospital care, inpatient care, anastomosis and minor procedures.

abdominal surgery	14
anastomosis	19
diagnostic procedures	12
dialysis access procedures	19
doctor visit	260
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
minor procedures	19
open surgery	14
vascular procedures	19
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	265
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	83
85 and over	28
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	131

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2001. He has a state license in Indiana.

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University (2001)

Licensed In: Indiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

ARNETT CLINIC LLC

IU Health General Surgery - Lafayette - IU Health Arnett Medical Offices

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. Ruban Nirmalan, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: United HealthCare Community Plan Indiana PathWays for Aging, Aetna Medicare Advantage, Cigna HealthCare PPO, Sagamore Health Network, Cigna HealthCare HMO, MultiPlan/PHCS, Humana Medicare Advantage PPO, Zing Health Medicare Advantage PPO, Lutheran Preferred/Three Rivers Preferred, Aetna, Health Alliance, United HealthCare Medicare Advantage D-SNP, Humana Medicare Advantage HMO, Cigna Marketplace, Anthem Healthy Indiana Plan, Coventry/First Health, Encore, Community Health Alliance, Indiana University Health Workers Compensation, Parkview Signature Care PPO (Excludes Allen County), Deaconess OneCare, Encore Elite, Managed Health Services Hoosier Healthwise, Indiana University Workers Compensation, Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana (PHP) (Allen County), Managed Health Services Healthy Indiana Plan, SIHO, CareSource Hoosier Healthwise, Encore Combined, CareSource, VA Community Care Network, Encore Workers Compensation, Managed Health Services Hoosier Care Connect, Managed Health Services (MHS), CareSource Healthy Indiana Plan, Point Comfort Unaccompanied Children Program, NaphCare, Community Health Network, Managed Health Services Marketplace, Point Comfort, Community Health Network Employee Plan, Suburban Health Organization (SHO), Provider Partners Health Plan (PPHP) I-SNP, American Health Plan of Indiana/Majestic Care Management I-SNP, Select Health, Indiana University, Majestic Care Management I-SNP, Indiana University Health and Zing Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

United HealthCare Community Plan Indiana PathWays for Aging

Aetna Medicare Advantage

Cigna HealthCare PPO

Sagamore Health Network

Cigna HealthCare HMO

MultiPlan/PHCS

Humana Medicare Advantage PPO

Zing Health Medicare Advantage PPO

Lutheran Preferred/Three Rivers Preferred

Aetna

Health Alliance

United HealthCare Medicare Advantage D-SNP

Humana Medicare Advantage HMO

Cigna Marketplace

Anthem Healthy Indiana Plan

Coventry/First Health

Encore

Community Health Alliance

Indiana University Health Workers Compensation

Parkview Signature Care PPO (Excludes Allen County)

Deaconess OneCare

Encore Elite

Managed Health Services Hoosier Healthwise

Indiana University Workers Compensation

Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana (PHP) (Allen County)

Managed Health Services Healthy Indiana Plan

SIHO

CareSource Hoosier Healthwise

Encore Combined

CareSource

VA Community Care Network

Encore Workers Compensation

Managed Health Services Hoosier Care Connect

Managed Health Services (MHS)

CareSource Healthy Indiana Plan

Point Comfort Unaccompanied Children Program

NaphCare

Community Health Network

Managed Health Services Marketplace

Point Comfort

Community Health Network Employee Plan

Suburban Health Organization (SHO)

Provider Partners Health Plan (PPHP) I-SNP

American Health Plan of Indiana/Majestic Care Management I-SNP

Select Health

Indiana University

Majestic Care Management I-SNP

Indiana University Health

Zing Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD does not have any reviews yet, be the first to leave a review of Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD here: Leave a Review

(No ratings)

Leave a Review

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medical Engineering and Development Institute, Inc.	$2,800 $2,800
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$1,450 Da Vinci Surgical System $1,450
Ethicon US, LLC	$900 Endoscopy: Endocutters $630	SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats $106	STRATAFIX $57	DERMABOND Portfolio $34	Energy Harmonic $33	Other $38
Davol Inc.	$101 Ventralight ST $57	$44
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$78 BioZorb $78
Other	$35 SUR - Staple Line $13	Vascular Surgery $11	HeRO $11

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$2,800
Travel and Lodging	$1,487
Food and Beverage	$1,077

Biography

Dr. Ruban Nirmalan's areas of specialization are general practice and general surgery; he sees patients in Lafayette, IN. He appears to be an in-network provider for Anthem, Blue California, Coventry, and more. Dr. Nirmalan studied medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University. He welcomes new patients at his office inLafayette, IN as reported by Yext.