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Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD

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Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and General Practice

4200 East Camelback Road Suite 202
Phoenix, AZ 85018

(602) 521-3400

Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD is a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and general practice. Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD is affiliated with Banner Health Center plus at Arcadia.

Office Locations

4200 East Camelback Road Suite 202
Phoenix, AZ 85018

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

In 2012, Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Arizona.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	57
doctor visit	357
hospital care	1329
inpatient care	1329
preventive care	38
pulmonary testing	125
thoracic (chest) imaging	61
vaccines	38
X-rays	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	60
bronchoscopy	21
doctor visit	377
hospital care	1401
inpatient care	1401
preventive care	98
pulmonary testing	122
thoracic (chest) imaging	86
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15
vaccines	98
X-rays	86

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	31
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	53
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
blood draw	68
bronchoscopy	47
doctor visit	411
hospital care	1885
inpatient care	1885
preventive care	100
pulmonary testing	134
thoracic (chest) imaging	91
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	22
vaccines	100
X-rays	91

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	415
Black	43
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	65
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	47
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	77
bronchoscopy	36
doctor visit	482
hospital care	1649
inpatient care	1649
preventive care	21
pulmonary testing	137
thoracic (chest) imaging	97
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
vaccines	21
X-rays	97

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	590
Female	542

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	792
Black	64
Hispanic	150
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	92

**Age**
From 65 to 74	464
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	116
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
blood draw	96
bronchoscopy	23
doctor visit	496
hospital care	1446
inpatient care	1446
pulmonary testing	114
thoracic (chest) imaging	83
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
X-rays	83

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	377
Black	33
Hispanic	75
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	61
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	57
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	47
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
blood draw	64
bronchoscopy	28
doctor visit	475
hospital care	1596
inpatient care	1596
preventive care	11
pulmonary testing	128
thoracic (chest) imaging	86
vaccines	11
X-rays	86

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	36
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	57
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
blood draw	58
bronchoscopy	32
doctor visit	529
hospital care	1564
inpatient care	1564
preventive care	30
pulmonary testing	142
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
vaccines	30

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	25
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	62

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	60
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	32
bronchoscopy	20
doctor visit	394
hospital care	1526
inpatient care	1526
pulmonary testing	82
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	39
Hispanic	63
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	49

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	46
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	25
bronchoscopy	18
doctor visit	329
hospital care	1252
inpatient care	1252
pulmonary testing	29
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	25
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	41
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	48
bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	445
hospital care	1344
inpatient care	1344
pulmonary testing	137
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	23
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	55
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	49
bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	514
hospital care	1069
inpatient care	1069
pulmonary testing	168

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	24
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	62
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

aspiration	20
blood draw	57
bronchoscopy	25
doctor visit	437
hospital care	1460
inpatient care	1460
preventive care	49
pulmonary testing	119
thoracic (chest) imaging	84
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
vaccines	49
X-rays	84

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	31
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	382
Native American / Alaskan Native	40
Hispanic	60
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	155
85 and over	56
Less than 65	87
65 to 74	234

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	23
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Education & Training

He completed residency at Jacobi Medical Center. He has a state license in Arizona.

Residency: Jacobi Medical Center (1995)

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Banner Health Center plus at Arcadia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$32,055 Letairis $27,284	$4,771
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$23,516 Adempas $23,516
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$2,589 NUCALA $774	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $553	ANORO $538	BREO $498	ANORO ELLIPTA $114	Other $112
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$2,107 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $651	UPTRAVI $515	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $438	OPSUMIT $206	VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL $15	Other $282
United Therapeutics Corporation	$1,869 ORENITRAM $911	REMODULIN $507	TYVASO $291	ADCIRCA $22	$138
Other	$10,880 OFEV $953	SMARTVEST $705	SYMBICORT $671	DUPIXENT $662	XOLAIR $653	Other $7,235

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$39,070
Food and Beverage	$22,361
Honoraria	$5,000
Travel and Lodging	$3,834
Consulting Fee	$2,500
Other	$251

Biography

Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan specializes in general practice and pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and practices in Phoenix, AZ. His practice in Phoenix, AZ is open to new patients as reported by Yext.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2023

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunil Santhanakrishnan, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

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General Payments

Biography

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