Shivaiah Balachandra MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1053361287 is registered to Shivaiah Balachandra MD, a Pediatric Nephrology Physician practising at 301 University Blvd in Galveston, Texas. Pediatric Nephrology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Shivaiah Balachandra MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20080328000055Pediatric MedicineTX
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Shivaiah Balachandra MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Shivaiah Balachandra MD directly at (409) 772-2222.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1053361287 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Pediatric Nephrology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (409) 772-2222.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Shivaiah Balachandra MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.