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Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD, FACS

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(Ruban Nirmalan, MD, FACS - IU Health Arnett Physicians General Surgery)

(288 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and General Practice

Northeast Ohio Medical University

5177 McCarty Lane
Lafayette, IN 47905

(765) 448-8100

Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD, FACS is a general surgeon in Lafayette, IN specializing in general surgery and general practice. He graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University. Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD, FACS is affiliated with IU Health Arnett Physicians, Indiana University Health, IU Health Arnett IU Health White Memorial, IU Health Arnett Physicians General Surgery - IU Health Arnett Medical Offices and ARNETT CLINIC LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

5177 McCarty Lane
Lafayette, IN 47905

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

anastomosis	9
dialysis access procedures	9
doctor visit	276
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210
minor procedures	25
vascular procedures	9
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	25

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	144

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

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

anastomosis	16
dialysis access procedures	16
doctor visit	237
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147
vascular procedures	16

**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

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

abdominal surgery	15
anastomosis	11
dialysis access procedures	11
doctor visit	303
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121
open surgery	15
vascular procedures	11

**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

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

abdominal surgery	13
anastomosis	25
diagnostic procedures	13
dialysis access procedures	25
doctor visit	287
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
open surgery	13
vascular procedures	25

**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

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

anastomosis	26
diagnostic procedures	10
dialysis access procedures	26
doctor visit	271
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
vascular procedures	26

**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

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

abdominal surgery	12
anastomosis	15
dialysis access procedures	15
doctor visit	298
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	149
inpatient care	149
minor procedures	18
open surgery	12
vascular procedures	15
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18

**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

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

doctor visit	238
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140

**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

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

doctor visit	175
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127

**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

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

abdominal surgery	29
doctor visit	488
gastrointestinal procedures	29
hospital care	236
inpatient care	236
open surgery	29

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

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

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

abdominal surgery	17
anastomosis	17
diagnostic procedures	11
dialysis access procedures	17
doctor visit	288
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145
minor procedures	21
open surgery	17
vascular procedures	17
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

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

**Gender**
Female	140
Male	144

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	237
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	25
75 to 84	74
Less than 65	67
65 to 74	118

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	12
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD, FACS graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University. He completed residency at St. John's Hospital. He has a state license in Indiana.

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Residency: St. John's Hospital

Licensed In: Indiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

IU Health Arnett Physicians

Indiana University Health

IU Health Arnett IU Health White Memorial

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

ARNETT CLINIC LLC

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, FACS appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna Medicare Advantage, CorVel, Sagamore Health Network, MultiPlan/PHCS, Humana Medicare Advantage, Health Alliance Medicare Advantage, Aetna, Health Alliance, United HealthCare Hoosier Care Connect, Humana, Cigna, TriCare, Anthem, Coventry/First Health, Community Health Alliance, Encore, American Health Plan of Indiana/Majestic Care Management (I-SNP Only), IU Health Plans, The Healthcare Group Encore, Deaconess OneCare, MDWise, Managed Health Services Hoosier Healthwise, Managed Health Services Healthy Indiana Plan, Parkview Health Plan, Point Comfort - Refugee Medical Assistance Program, Care Source Hoosier Healthwise, Community Health Network - Employee Plan, SIHO, MDWise Excel Healthy Indiana Plan, Zing Health HMO, VA Community Care Network, Encore Workers Compensation, Zing Health CSNP, Zing Health PPO, Indiana Health Network - Workers Compensation, Managed Health Services, Care Source Healthy Indiana Plan, Managed Health Services Hoosier Care Connect, The HealthCare Group, Indiana Health Network, United HMO, Zing Health POS, Suburban Health Organization, Community Health Network, The Healthcare Group Encircle, Parkview Signature Care PPO, United PPO, Point Comfort, MDWise Excel Hoosier Healthwise, Zing Health DSNP, Care Source, Point Comfort - Unaccompanied Children Program, United DSNP, Lutheran Preferred, Indiana University Health - Workers Compensation, Indiana University Health and Zing Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

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

Aetna Medicare Advantage

CorVel

Sagamore Health Network

MultiPlan/PHCS

Humana Medicare Advantage

Health Alliance Medicare Advantage

Aetna

Health Alliance

United HealthCare Hoosier Care Connect

Humana

Cigna

TriCare

Anthem

Coventry/First Health

Community Health Alliance

Encore

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

IU Health Plans

The Healthcare Group Encore

Deaconess OneCare

MDWise

Managed Health Services Hoosier Healthwise

Managed Health Services Healthy Indiana Plan

Parkview Health Plan

Point Comfort - Refugee Medical Assistance Program

Care Source Hoosier Healthwise

Community Health Network - Employee Plan

SIHO

MDWise Excel Healthy Indiana Plan

Zing Health HMO

VA Community Care Network

Encore Workers Compensation

Zing Health CSNP

Zing Health PPO

Indiana Health Network - Workers Compensation

Managed Health Services

Care Source Healthy Indiana Plan

Managed Health Services Hoosier Care Connect

The HealthCare Group

Indiana Health Network

United HMO

Zing Health POS

Suburban Health Organization

Community Health Network

The Healthcare Group Encircle

Parkview Signature Care PPO

United PPO

Point Comfort

MDWise Excel Hoosier Healthwise

Zing Health DSNP

Care Source

Point Comfort - Unaccompanied Children Program

United DSNP

Lutheran Preferred

Indiana University Health - Workers Compensation

Indiana University Health

Zing Health

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD, FACS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 288 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD, FACS from all over the web to help you find the right in Lafayette, IN.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ruban Nirmalan, MD, FACS. 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. His patients gave him an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). He graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University and then he performed his residency at St. John's Hospital. Dr. Nirmalan is affiliated with IU Health Arnett Physicians. Dr. Nirmalan's practice in Lafayette, IN is open to new patients as reported by Yext.