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Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD

(Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute (1993)

423 E. Main Street Suite 1
Midlothian, TX 76065

(972) 972-4443

Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD is a rheumatologist in Midlothian, TX specializing in adult rheumatology. She graduated from Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD is affiliated with Methodist Health System and Baylor Scott & White Health.

Office Locations

Methodist Health System

423 E. Main Street Suite 1
Midlothian, TX 76065

(972) 972-4443

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	142

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	58

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD.

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Midlothian, TX during 2016 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
doctor visit	532
injections	45

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	12
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Midlothian, TX during 2017 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
doctor visit	285
injections	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	14
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Midlothian, TX during 2018 were chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, minimally invasive procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	27
chemotherapy	27
doctor visit	592
injections	19
minimally invasive procedures	27

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	20
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Midlothian, TX during 2019 were chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, minimally invasive procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	37
chemotherapy	37
doctor visit	703
injections	19
minimally invasive procedures	37

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	21
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	251

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	13
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	142

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	35

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	158

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	36

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Midlothian, TX were chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, minimally invasive procedures and aspiration.

aspiration	24
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	32
chemotherapy	32
doctor visit	293
injections	24
minimally invasive procedures	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD.

**Gender**
Female	93
Male	33

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	97
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	8
75 to 84	33
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	67

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

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	18
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	5
Cancer	2

Education & Training

Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD graduated from Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute in 1993. She completed residency at Howard University Hospital. She is certified by the Rheumatology- American Board of Internal Med Rheumatology- American Board of Internal Med/Rheumatology Rheumatology- American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute (1993)

Residency: Howard University Hospital (1996)

Board Certification: Rheumatology- American Board of Internal Med Rheumatology- American Board of Internal Med/Rheumatology Rheumatology- American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Methodist Health System

Baylor Scott & White Health

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. Santhi Penmetsa, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TriWest, Medicaid, Cigna, Superior Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage HMO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Solutions PPO, Centivo Network-Centivo Network - Baylor Scott & White Premier, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network Premium (PPO)/ HDHP, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Individual/Family, Catalyst Health Group-Catalyst Health - Baylor Scott & White Preferred, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-McLane Group Network, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-ERS BSW Preferred HMO Network, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network (SEQA & EQA), Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO Network - Group, Nebraska Furniture Mart-Emerald, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred PPO Network, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage PPO, Prism Electric-BSW Premier - Prism, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Access PPO, Nebraska Furniture Mart-Pearl, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-EPO Network-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Pyco Industries Employee Plan, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier PPO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-PPO Network-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO - Individual Marketplace, Nebraska Furniture Mart-Onyx, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Group and DFW ConnectedCare-American Airlines Employee Benefit Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Santhi Penmetsa, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

TriWest

Medicaid

Cigna

Superior Health Plan

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage HMO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Solutions PPO

Centivo Network-Centivo Network - Baylor Scott & White Premier

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network Premium (PPO)/ HDHP

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Individual/Family

Catalyst Health Group-Catalyst Health - Baylor Scott & White Preferred

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-McLane Group Network

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-ERS BSW Preferred HMO Network

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network (SEQA & EQA)

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO Network - Group

Nebraska Furniture Mart-Emerald

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred PPO Network

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage PPO

Prism Electric-BSW Premier - Prism

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Access PPO

Nebraska Furniture Mart-Pearl

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-EPO Network-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Pyco Industries Employee Plan

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier PPO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-PPO Network-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO - Individual Marketplace

Nebraska Furniture Mart-Onyx

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Group

DFW ConnectedCare-American Airlines Employee Benefit Plan

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$1,683 Humira $915	Lupron $540	Rinvoq $40	$188
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$921 ORENCIA $799	$122
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$516 STELARA $261	SIMPONI ARIA $224	REMICADE $32
Pfizer Inc.	$507 XELJANZ $507
GENZYME CORPORATION	$412 KEVZARA $412
Other	$2,755 ACTHAR $369	BENLYSTA $262	Cimzia $250	COSENTYX $204	Prolia $194	Other $1,477

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,206
Grant	$540
Education	$49

Biography

Dr. Santhi Penmetsa is a specialist in adult rheumatology in Midlothian, TX. She accepts Superior Health Plan, Cigna, Medicaid, and more. Dr. Penmetsa graduated from Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute and the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and then she performed her residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Howard University Hospital. She is professionally affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Health and Methodist Health System.