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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1154325421

Kumar VenkatachalamMD

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GastroenterologyMerrillville, INI
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FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

CCN 150002
Hospital
CCN 150008
Hospital
CCN 150034
Hospital
CCN 150125
Hospital
CCN 153045
Inpatient rehabilitation facility
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
1,699
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
1,869
Distinct HCPCS
19
Medicare payment
$154K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 249 Gastroenterology providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 598).
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
3,658
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$894K
Distinct drugs
43
Brand share
32.7%
Top prescribed drugs
Omeprazole708 claims
Pantoprazole Sodium468 claims
Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl368 claims
Dicyclomine Hcl302 claims
Linaclotide161 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$2K
Payment records
89
By payment type
Food and Beverage$2K
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kumar Venkatachalam'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). 89 inbound referrers · 184 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
THE METHODIST HOSPITALS, INC4901,831
NPI 1255312450176546
Shailesh Bhatt
Diagnostic Radiology · Schererville, IN
164611
Kenneth Segel
Diagnostic Radiology · Edina, MN
118336
Glyn Porter
Pathology · Valparaiso, IN
105308
Murthy Chimata
Diagnostic Radiology · Schererville, IN
98283
Abdul Kawamleh
Cardiology · Portage, IN
92310
FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT67153
Mihas Kodenchery
Cardiology · Merrillville, IN
66399
GORDON, GREGORY64189
GARLAPATI, VENKATRAMA64195
Vijay Dave
Cardiology · Merrillville, IN
62179
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
THE METHODIST HOSPITALS, INC5041,607
PROMPT MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION INC177880
NPI 1528063799169756
Donald Anderson
Diagnostic Radiology · Peoria, IL
141476
NPI 1255312450139453
Tamara Elkins
Nurse Practitioner · Merrillville, IN
130475
ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER INC129373
Anastasia Siatras
Diagnostic Radiology · Merrillville, IN
128389
Tulsi Sawlani
Diagnostic Radiology · Schererville, IN
119354
Rajiv Kumar
Diagnostic Radiology · Merrillville, IN
119417
Juan Limjoco
Pathology · Menomonee Falls, WI
115303
Shailesh Bhatt
Diagnostic Radiology · Schererville, IN
102309
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.