What is Ashok Bhandari's specialty?

Ashok Bhandari (NPI 1083671648) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Knoxville, TN.

Where does Ashok Bhandari practice?

Ashok Bhandari practices in Knoxville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1083671648.

How much does Medicare pay Ashok Bhandari?

Ashok Bhandari (NPI 1083671648) received approximately $84K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 49 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1083671648

Ashok BhandariMD

Internal MedicineKnoxville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

628

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,990

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$80K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,907 Internal Medicine providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 791).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

9,917

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$770K

Distinct drugs

136

Brand share

22.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium561 claims

Gabapentin520 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium506 claims

Amlodipine Besylate378 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium320 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$483

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$483

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$483

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 440120

Hospital

CCN 440125

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ashok Bhandari's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 18 inbound referrers · 35 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
METRO KNOXVILLE HMA LLC	58	247
Rural/Metro Of Tennessee, L.P. Ambulance Service Provider · Knoxville, TN	47	357
Scott Wegryn Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	35	185
Francis Lebuffe Psychiatry · Knoxville, TN	29	456
Steven Addonizio Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	23	92
Sharon Burnside Psychiatry · Knoxville, TN	22	163
Melissa Mccarter Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN	18	110
Joshua Todd Cardiology · Knoxville, TN	17	83
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER	16	49
Jason Deen Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	15	59
Daryl Harp Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	15	59
John Texada Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	14	42

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Knoxville, TN	170	1,735
FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	129	819
James Kennedy Psychiatry · Knoxville, TN	49	650
Rural/Metro Of Tennessee, L.P. Ambulance Service Provider · Knoxville, TN	45	386
METRO KNOXVILLE HMA LLC	39	161
Francis Lebuffe Psychiatry · Knoxville, TN	30	604
Scott Wegryn Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	27	219
Steven Addonizio Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	25	94
Sharon Burnside Psychiatry · Knoxville, TN	23	176
Garth Graham Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	23	95
Melissa Mccarter Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN	23	110
Thomas Ayres Cardiology · Knoxville, TN	20	106

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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