{"_score":0,"docId":"8181568","dateModify":"02/25/2026","personId":8181568,"name":"Bala Shanmugam","displayName":"Dr. Bala Shanmugam","displayNameShort":"Dr. Bala Shanmugam","displayLastName":"Dr. Shanmugam","initials":"BS","familyName":"Dr. Shanmugam","score":31.16047560111942,"yearsOfExperience":0,"issuers":[{"issuerName":"Walgreens","personifyId":554390256},{"issuerName":"Health Care Services Corporation","personifyId":554586162},{"issuerName":"Change Healthcare","personifyId":554500670},{"issuerName":"Anthem BCBS","personifyId":309961161},{"issuerName":"Oscar","personifyId":309961163},{"issuerName":"Tufts","personifyId":309961237},{"issuerName":"Cigna","personifyId":309961178},{"issuerName":"Premera Blue Cross","personifyId":575357467},{"issuerName":"Spectrum Priority Health","personifyId":554661167},{"issuerName":"Commonwealth Care Alliance","personifyId":554481720},{"issuerName":"CVS Health","personifyId":563473958},{"issuerName":"Elevance Health","personifyId":563470358},{"issuerName":"Medicaid","personifyId":554481722},{"issuerName":"Medicare","personifyId":554417855},{"issuerName":"Silverscript","personifyId":563472210},{"issuerName":"Blue Cross Blue Shield","personifyId":309961277},{"issuerName":"Wellcare","personifyId":554375005},{"issuerName":"Highmark","personifyId":309961177},{"issuerName":"Humana","personifyId":309961191},{"issuerName":"ConnectiCare","personifyId":563475125},{"issuerName":"Blue Shield of California","personifyId":554448602},{"issuerName":"HealthPartners","personifyId":309961193},{"issuerName":"Aetna","personifyId":309961223},{"issuerName":"Anthem BCBS","personifyId":563469893},{"issuerName":"UnitedHealthcare","personifyId":309961217}],"insurance":[{"issuerId":309961223,"issuerName":"Aetna","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961161,"issuerName":"Anthem BCBS","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961277,"issuerName":"Blue Cross Blue Shield","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554448602,"issuerName":"Blue Shield of California","planTypes":["HMO","INSURANCE PLAN","MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN","OTHER COMMERCIAL","OTHER MEDICARE","OTHER MEDICARE PART D","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554500670,"issuerName":"Change Healthcare","planTypes":["OTHER MEDICARE","OTHER MEDICARE PART D"]},{"issuerId":309961178,"issuerName":"Cigna","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554481720,"issuerName":"Commonwealth Care Alliance","planTypes":["MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","MEDICARE SNP","MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN"]},{"issuerId":554586162,"issuerName":"Health Care Services Corporation","planTypes":["HMO","INSURANCE PLAN","MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","MEDICARE SNP","OTHER COMMERCIAL","OTHER MEDICARE","OTHER MEDICARE PART D","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961193,"issuerName":"HealthPartners","planTypes":["POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961177,"issuerName":"Highmark","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961191,"issuerName":"Humana","planTypes":["HMO","INDEMNITY","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554481722,"issuerName":"Medicaid","planTypes":["OTHER MEDICAID","STATE MEDICAID"]},{"issuerId":554417855,"issuerName":"Medicare","planTypes":["INSURANCE PLAN","MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","MEDICARE SNP","MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN","OTHER MEDICARE PART D"]},{"issuerId":309961163,"issuerName":"Oscar","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","PPO"]},{"issuerId":575357467,"issuerName":"Premera Blue Cross","planTypes":["INSURANCE PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","OTHER COMMERCIAL","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554661167,"issuerName":"Spectrum Priority Health","planTypes":["HMO","INSURANCE PLAN","MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","OTHER COMMERCIAL"]},{"issuerId":309961237,"issuerName":"Tufts","planTypes":["HMO"]},{"issuerId":309961217,"issuerName":"UnitedHealthcare","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554390256,"issuerName":"Walgreens","planTypes":["MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD","MEDICARE PDP","OTHER MEDICARE"]},{"issuerId":554375005,"issuerName":"Wellcare","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","INSURANCE PLAN","MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","MEDICARE SNP","MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN","OTHER MEDICARE","OTHER MEDICARE PART D"]}],"phone":"860-314-6000","isUSPrescriber":true,"languages":["English"],"address":{"addressLine1":"923 Farmington Ave.","city":"Bristol","stateProvince":"Connecticut","stateProvinceCode":"CT","country2Code":"US","country":"United States of America","fidelity":1,"latlon":"41.6940738,-72.9130651","distance":null,"lat":41.6947519,"lon":-72.9132254,"postalCode":"06010","orgPhoneNumber":"860-314-6000","orgWebsite":"https://www.optum.com/en/care/providers/ct/bala-shanmugam-md-1285807768.html","orgLogo":"https://cdn.medifind.com/orgs/Optum","orgName":"Bristol Hospital Multi-specialty Group, Inc.","healthSystem":{"website":"https://www.optum.com/","name":"Optum"},"locationString":"923 Farmington Ave., Bristol, CT, 06010, US","location":"Bristol, CT","staticMapAlt":"923 Farmington Ave. Bristol, CT","staticMapHref":"https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=923%2Bfarmington%2Bave.%2Bbristol%2C%2Bct","staticMapUrl":"https://cdn.medifind.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=923%2Bfarmington%2Bave.%2Bbristol%2C%2Bct&zoom=17&size=600x200&scale=2&maptype=roadmap&markers=size:mid%7Ccolor:0xea4335%7C923%2Bfarmington%2Bave.%2Bbristol%2C%2Bct&key=AIzaSyBjH8KBPQ6X8jWF2C1xp1ZuJ-C4vjsRl2Y&signature=7j6YruxFGPFTSqYfmkZUeUzvzuE="},"addresses":null,"demographics":{"sex":"M"},"distance":null,"distanceValue":null,"distanceUnit":"mi","specialties":["Infectious Disease"],"primarySpecialtyLookup":{"specialty":"Infectious Disease","slug":"infectious-disease","role":"Infectious Disease Doctor"},"image":null,"affiliations":{"practice":["BRISTOL HOSPITAL MULTI SPECIALTY GROUP, INC."],"hospitals":[{"name":"Bristol Hospital"},{"name":"The Hospital Of Central Connecticut"}]},"primaryOrgName":"Bristol Hospital Multi-Specialty Group, Inc.","primaryOrgWebsite":"https://www.optum.com/en/care/providers/ct/bala-shanmugam-md-1285807768.html","socialMedia":[],"credentials":{"licenses":["Internal Medicine in CT"],"boardCertifications":["American Board Of Internal Medicine"],"trainingInstitution":{}},"credentialCodes":["MD"],"isDoctor":true,"fellowships":[],"highlyRatedConditionsCount":1,"orgLogo":"https://cdn.medifind.com/orgs/Optum","orgWebsite":"https://www.optum.com/en/care/providers/ct/bala-shanmugam-md-1285807768.html","isPremium":null,"bookOnline":null,"healthSystem":{"website":"https://www.optum.com/","name":"Optum"},"hasPublication":true,"youtubeVideos":[],"profileClaimed":false,"badges":{"roles":false,"awards":false,"fellowships":false,"telemedicine":false,"acceptsNewPatients":false},"topCodings":[],"codingCount":18,"isPromoted":false,"appointmentPhone":null,"appointmentAssistOptIn":null,"appointmentURL":null,"isMediFindAppointment":false,"acceptsMedicare":false,"acceptsNewPatients":false,"telemedicine":false,"biography":"<p>Bala Shanmugam is an Infectious Disease provider in Bristol, Connecticut. Dr. Shanmugam  is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Koolen De Vries Syndrome, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).</p><p>His <a href=\"#research\">clinical research</a> consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.</p>","conditions":[{"conditionId":337548867,"score":46.505705766456884,"codingName":"Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)","type":"condition","projectId":6496},{"conditionId":337118129,"score":24.324324324324326,"codingName":"Koolen De Vries Syndrome","type":"condition","projectId":6511},{"conditionId":239249940,"score":16.04622098974001,"codingName":"Osteomyelitis in Children","type":"condition","projectId":6029},{"conditionId":337545401,"score":12.037037037037036,"codingName":"Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)","type":"condition","projectId":4799},{"conditionId":459170566,"score":11.056240424940395,"codingName":"Sepsis","type":"condition","projectId":4795},{"conditionId":218205187,"score":10.527027326534757,"codingName":"Bacterial Gastroenteritis","type":"condition","projectId":5653},{"conditionId":530219998,"score":10.2583356800411,"codingName":"Cellulitis","type":"condition","projectId":5692},{"conditionId":218203610,"score":9.663961185735317,"codingName":"Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia","type":"condition","projectId":5875},{"conditionId":579331337,"score":9.332948600962942,"codingName":"Meningitis","type":"condition","projectId":3277},{"conditionId":239168260,"score":8.400653022046752,"codingName":"Osteomyelitis","type":"condition","projectId":4014},{"conditionId":579340201,"score":8.20114604879235,"codingName":"Pneumonia","type":"condition","projectId":4276},{"conditionId":530143832,"score":7.524046370628786,"codingName":"Myelitis","type":"condition","projectId":3632},{"conditionId":239251955,"score":6.737447276217158,"codingName":"Lymphangitis","type":"condition","projectId":5939},{"conditionId":218205763,"score":5.964182245160822,"codingName":"Infectious Arthritis","type":"condition","projectId":2768},{"conditionId":218194856,"score":5.325443786982249,"codingName":"Shingles","type":"condition","projectId":2459},{"conditionId":239126558,"score":5.310084398668111,"codingName":"COVID-19","type":"condition","projectId":6278},{"conditionId":342109690,"score":5.310084398668111,"codingName":"Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)","type":"condition","projectId":6304},{"conditionId":448888088,"score":5.077108573540837,"codingName":"Gallbladder Disease","type":"condition","projectId":6645}],"residencyInstitution":null,"areasOfFocus":[]}