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Janani Sankaran, MD

Family Practice · Santa Clara

NPI 1013379403

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P2 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P23 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Basic Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Enhanced Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A158434 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2018 · expires 2028-09-30 · Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G. R. Medical University, Psg Institute of Medical Sciences and Research.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Medicaid work

$8,758 in 2024

Medicaid paid $8,758 for 160 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 23 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Short return visit (20+ min)144$8,758
TOBACCO NON-USER16$0
Medicaid work by year
2024160223$8,758
2023263365$12,491
20225,5969259$501,970
20216,9965284$671,063
20207,1297502$488,011
20191,1606190$98,166
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive65$12,150
Short return visit (20+ min)168$264
Return visit (30+ min)30$77

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive2,616$491,173
Short return visit (20+ min)1,822$5,181
Return visit (30+ min)1,059$4,909
Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), split virus, preservative free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use12$264
New patient visit (45+ min)18$245
Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid)24$198
BODY MASS INDEX DOCD14$0
Most recent systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD)16$0
Most recent diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM)15$0

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive3,584$660,197
Short return visit (20+ min)2,389$6,635
Return visit (30+ min)955$3,296
Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), split virus, preservative free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use27$572
Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid)41$362

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive3,735$473,729
Short return visit (20+ min)2,892$12,577
Return visit (30+ min)430$1,003
Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), split virus, preservative free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use13$286
Payment for communication technology-based services for 5 minutes or more of a virtual (non-face-to-face) communication between an rural health clinic (rhc) or federally qualified health center (fqhc) practitioner and rhc or fqhc patient, or 5 minutes or more of remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images by an rhc or fqhc practitioner, occurring in lieu of an office visit; rhc or fqhc only16$237
Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid)21$180
Short return visit22$0

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive867$97,413
Return visit (30+ min)75$413
Short return visit (20+ min)58$144
Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid)18$135
VITAL SIGNS RECORDED76$62
Medication list documented in medical record (COA)66$0

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$186,935

Pharmacies billed $186,935 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 2% of their Part D prescriptions (58 of 3,441) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 2%.

2,927 generic and 482 brand-name prescriptions · $186,935 in drug cost · 205 antibiotic prescriptions to 180 people.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Jardiance40$27,222$681
Ozempic32$23,666$740
Spiriva Respimat28$12,501$446
Typhim Vi53$4,505$85
Breyna26$3,896$150
See all 70 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Jardiance40$27,222$681
Ozempic32$23,666$740
Spiriva Respimat28$12,501$446
Typhim Vi53$4,505$85
Breyna26$3,896$150
Wixela Inhub11$3,149$286
Atorvastatin259$3,086$12
Humulin N15$2,900$193
Alvesco24$2,843$118
Atovaquone-Proguanil76$2,726$36
Levothyroxine123$2,500$20
Havrix34$2,482$73
Twinrix19$2,299$121
Adacel Tdap44$2,244$51
Amlodipine Besylate160$2,114$13
Fluticasone Propionate86$1,918$22
Lisinopril142$1,676$12
Losartan113$1,375$12
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn16$1,283$80
Terazosin32$1,184$37
Gabapentin51$1,052$21
Metformin91$1,047$12
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa51$964$19
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide60$904$15
Tamsulosin47$832$18
Omeprazole42$760$18
Azithromycin119$759$6
Atenolol61$759$12
Hydrochlorothiazide66$753$11
Furosemide49$628$13
Glipizide Er21$581$28
Glipizide45$549$12
Famotidine52$548$11
Trazodone36$520$14
Ipol14$504$36
Metoprolol50$481$10
Simvastatin40$463$12
Rosuvastatin39$444$11
Sertraline18$429$24
Metoprolol36$401$11
Hydralazine31$401$13
Alendronate35$397$11
Quetiapine11$365$33
Fluoxetine27$344$13
Clobetasol Propionate16$324$20
Potassium Chloride18$323$18
Pantoprazole27$316$12
Triamcinolone Acetonide30$299$10
Montelukast27$261$10
Metformin Hcl Er32$260$8
Methylphenidate11$238$22
Oxycodone22$238$11
Amiodarone11$233$21
Ibuprofen25$229$9
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17$221$13
Finasteride14$215$15
Hydrocortisone12$193$16
Allopurinol14$167$12
Lovastatin13$152$12
Cefadroxil14$151$11
Tramadol21$143$7
Spironolactone14$134$10
Prednisone15$128$9
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13$121$9
Doxycycline Monohydrate11$107$10
Acetazolamide13$102$8
Baclofen11$91$8
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13$83$6
Zolpidem12$79$7
Amitriptyline11$76$7

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20243,4414922% (58)14%$186,935
20232,1935762% (32)15%$172,397
20222,8852381% (13)17%$330,758
20212,3782231% (15)15%$217,159
20201,829200None20%$190,894
20191,016147None12%$46,893
201898095None10%$46,347
201767267None17%$22,861
201615531None19%$7,043

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 49 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Novolog Flexpen23$16,315$709
Symbicort18$10,054$559
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10016$7,778$486
Spiriva Respimat14$6,360$454
Typhim Vi30$3,810$127
Atorvastatin152$3,702$24
Atovaquone-Proguanil45$1,907$42
Havrix24$1,848$77
Amlodipine Besylate111$1,819$16
Alvesco15$1,785$119
Losartan100$1,651$17
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa50$1,527$31
Tamsulosin40$1,473$37
Levothyroxine57$1,215$21
Lisinopril62$994$16
Omeprazole32$928$29
Fluticasone Propionate42$870$21
Ventolin Hfa11$803$73
Metformin49$761$16
Montelukast34$755$22
Gabapentin33$705$21
Sertraline26$658$25
Azithromycin101$658$7
Metoprolol31$650$21
Hydralazine21$646$31
Nifedipine Er16$632$39
Pantoprazole31$585$19
Famotidine32$490$15
Carvedilol20$459$23
Simvastatin30$444$15
Atenolol25$424$17
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide25$424$17
Furosemide31$400$13
Hydrochlorothiazide43$387$9
Finasteride12$329$27
Baclofen11$289$26
Glipizide Er11$269$24
Metoprolol23$231$10
Trazodone15$229$15
Allopurinol15$219$15
Glipizide22$198$9
Prednisone19$142$7
Alendronate13$133$10
Cephalexin13$116$9
Triamcinolone Acetonide14$115$8
Ciprofloxacin14$111$8
Metformin Hcl Er12$98$8
Meloxicam11$69$6
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11$65$6

2022: 62 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Novolog Flexpen47$38,032$809
Symbicort60$33,604$560
Januvia25$28,717$1,149
Lantus Solostar41$20,940$511
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10042$20,063$478
Janumet23$17,334$754
Eliquis11$15,922$1,447
Oxycodone12$4,092$341
Atorvastatin192$3,335$17
Ezetimibe14$3,173$227
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa57$3,082$54
Aripiprazole11$2,891$263
Ventolin Hfa26$2,127$82
Losartan121$1,677$14
Amlodipine Besylate172$1,598$9
Levothyroxine65$1,502$23
Tamsulosin46$1,499$33
Hydralazine56$1,479$26
Metoprolol66$1,467$22
Sure Comfort Pen Needle16$1,441$90
Gabapentin85$1,439$17
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle19$1,271$67
Lisinopril125$1,120$9
Omeprazole64$1,035$16
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate16$917$57
Montelukast50$915$18
Sertraline65$851$13
Metformin69$840$12
Fluticasone Propionate36$745$21
Carvedilol47$737$16
Amitriptyline11$711$65
Easy Touch Pen Needle11$618$56
Pantoprazole45$575$13
Baclofen14$567$41
Glipizide61$531$9
Finasteride31$517$17
Simvastatin56$499$9
Allopurinol44$427$10
Trazodone22$396$18
Propranolol15$381$25
Benazepril19$346$18
Spironolactone14$334$24
Famotidine30$332$11
Duloxetine13$301$23
Unifine Pentips11$297$27
Oxybutynin Chloride19$257$14
Nifedipine Er11$248$23
Furosemide43$247$6
Glipizide Er23$228$10
Hydrochlorothiazide60$201$3
Clopidogrel14$195$14
Atenolol13$195$15
Paroxetine16$181$11
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er15$176$12
Triamcinolone Acetonide25$139$6
Clonidine12$131$11
Ibuprofen14$126$9
Metformin Hcl Er15$124$8
Metoprolol13$101$8
Alendronate13$91$7
Easy Touch Alcohol Prep Pads16$65$4
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim18$61$3

2021: 63 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Januvia26$31,221$1,201
Symbicort31$17,645$569
Novolog Flexpen26$17,231$663
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10036$15,036$418
Lantus Solostar31$13,603$439
Janumet12$9,383$782
Oxycodone12$4,109$342
Pulmicort Flexhaler12$2,469$206
Atorvastatin134$2,144$16
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa26$1,985$76
Ventolin Hfa23$1,808$79
Insulin Lispro12$1,770$148
Gabapentin84$1,695$20
Losartan92$1,401$15
Metoprolol59$1,200$20
Montelukast45$1,162$26
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle18$1,041$58
Amlodipine Besylate138$892$6
Sure Comfort11$882$80
Levothyroxine44$867$20
Tamsulosin26$859$33
Lisinopril77$743$10
Omeprazole55$734$13
Lactulose20$658$33
Carvedilol42$591$14
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle11$562$51
Hydralazine25$521$21
Colchicine14$516$37
Metformin53$493$9
Baclofen20$476$24
Glipizide Er40$445$11
Pantoprazole26$444$17
Spironolactone17$422$25
Amitriptyline12$413$34
Sure Comfort12$388$32
Simvastatin49$375$8
Glipizide43$374$9
Clonidine16$363$23
Sertraline47$344$7
Famotidine31$326$11
Sucralfate11$323$29
Propranolol15$321$21
Paroxetine24$313$13
Duloxetine19$272$14
Fluticasone Propionate22$262$12
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er30$258$9
Allopurinol33$253$8
Clopidogrel20$251$13
Hydrochlorothiazide63$247$4
Furosemide36$233$6
Trazodone32$219$7
Benazepril16$184$11
Metoprolol13$129$10
Oxybutynin Chloride19$126$7
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14$118$8
Tizanidine11$118$11
Atenolol11$113$10
Citalopram Hbr19$97$5
Ibuprofen12$91$8
Alendronate11$87$8
Prednisone13$81$6
Finasteride15$75$5
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim16$65$4

2020: 47 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Novolog Flexpen17$12,555$739
Januvia13$10,378$798
Lantus Solostar18$7,682$427
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10017$6,083$358
Janumet11$5,443$495
Breo Ellipta14$5,244$375
Lantus12$4,954$413
Ventolin Hfa34$2,894$85
Atorvastatin106$1,365$13
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22$1,232$56
Levothyroxine45$873$19
Metoprolol51$808$16
Potassium Chloride14$748$53
Hydralazine27$657$24
Fluticasone Propionate43$652$15
Losartan43$564$13
Pregabalin11$534$49
Amlodipine Besylate93$522$6
Pantoprazole36$502$14
Amitriptyline14$502$36
Omeprazole31$496$16
Gabapentin37$488$13
Lisinopril69$417$6
Allopurinol30$384$13
Montelukast20$381$19
Tamsulosin27$352$13
Metformin47$347$7
Sure Comfort12$334$28
Baclofen14$308$22
Glipizide Er25$287$11
Clonidine12$267$22
Hydrochlorothiazide55$261$5
Furosemide49$255$5
Simvastatin38$241$6
Trazodone31$238$8
Carvedilol27$230$9
Quetiapine19$229$12
Ibuprofen29$213$7
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er12$178$15
Glipizide21$175$8
Clopidogrel15$158$11
Spironolactone13$158$12
Benazepril14$156$11
Duloxetine12$154$13
Sertraline21$101$5
Famotidine12$95$8
Atenolol13$88$7

2019: 26 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Lantus Solostar16$5,209$326
Novolin 70-3011$1,543$140
Atorvastatin89$1,402$16
Chlorthalidone22$880$40
Glycopyrrolate21$674$32
Lisinopril74$658$9
Gabapentin26$530$20
Amlodipine Besylate72$512$7
Fluticasone Propionate25$469$19
Ranitidine20$365$18
Carvedilol48$364$8
Levothyroxine22$345$16
Nifedipine Er15$343$23
Tamsulosin16$311$19
Metoprolol15$268$18
Glipizide Er20$209$10
Losartan24$163$7
Hydrochlorothiazide33$116$4
Simvastatin15$113$8
Metformin Hcl Er22$107$5
Hydroxyzine12$105$9
Metformin18$93$5
Furosemide18$84$5
Omeprazole13$83$6
Sertraline12$56$5
Fluoxetine12$46$4

2018: 29 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Januvia13$9,065$697
Atorvastatin87$1,235$14
Chlorthalidone33$863$26
Glycopyrrolate13$817$63
Glipizide Er36$448$12
Levothyroxine28$408$15
Lisinopril52$381$7
Metoprolol17$307$18
Tamsulosin13$297$23
Carvedilol54$237$4
Amlodipine Besylate52$231$4
Gabapentin18$230$13
Ranitidine13$217$17
Hydrochlorothiazide51$188$4
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er13$171$13
Metformin36$160$4
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril12$157$13
Losartan21$152$7
Furosemide25$147$6
Fluticasone Propionate13$140$11
Metformin Hcl Er24$107$4
Metoprolol18$101$6
Hydroxyzine15$100$7
Hydralazine11$97$9
Sertraline18$91$5
Fluoxetine12$84$7
Pantoprazole15$73$5
Cyclobenzaprine11$70$6
Donepezil11$51$5

2017: 22 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Januvia14$5,389$385
Metformin Hcl Er16$813$51
Atorvastatin52$766$15
Chlorthalidone21$746$36
Lisinopril57$317$6
Tamsulosin13$312$24
Nifedipine Er13$283$22
Metoprolol22$255$12
Amlodipine Besylate27$224$8
Gabapentin21$222$11
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril12$199$17
Hydralazine17$146$9
Glipizide Xl16$127$8
Glipizide Er16$115$7
Hydrochlorothiazide29$101$3
Metformin20$99$5
Hydroxyzine15$82$5
Carvedilol15$76$5
Sertraline17$75$4
Metoprolol13$42$3
Pioglitazone13$18$1
Furosemide11$16$1

2016: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Atorvastatin12$196$16
Lisinopril16$114$7

Professional record

NPI
1013379403
Licence
CA A158434California A158434: Current · expires 2028-09-30
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Family medicine (207Q00000X)
Mailing address
710 Lawrence Expy Dept 272, Santa Clara, CA, 95051
NPI first listed
2016-03-24
NPI last updated
2023-01-23
NPI record certified
2023-01-23

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

This office lists an electronic records connection.