What is Purani Palaniswami's specialty?

Purani Palaniswami (NPI 1164568507) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Elmhurst, IL.

Where does Purani Palaniswami practice?

Purani Palaniswami practices in Elmhurst, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1164568507.

How much does Medicare pay Purani Palaniswami?

Purani Palaniswami (NPI 1164568507) received approximately $509K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 387 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1164568507

Purani PalaniswamiM.D.

RheumatologyElmhurst, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

922

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

85,844

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$450K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 205 Rheumatology providers in IL — top quintile (cohort median 2,209).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,134

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.7M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium555 claims

Prednisone540 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate353 claims

Tramadol Hcl298 claims

Gabapentin245 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.9

Quality

75.9

Cost

74.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.42%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$242

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$242

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$242

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 140200

Hospital

CCN 140231

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Purani Palaniswami'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). 1 inbound referrers · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	16	62

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ELMHURST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	228	2,677
Aloyzas Pakalniskis Diagnostic Radiology · Elmhurst, IL	34	77
David Wasserman Diagnostic Radiology · Elmhurst, IL	32	91
Vivek Dave Diagnostic Radiology · Elmhurst, IL	20	57
David Morrissey Diagnostic Radiology · Elmhurst, IL	18	35
Nicholas Kujala Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Rosa, CA	14	48
JAROSKY, MARILYN	14	33
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	14	71
Alvaro Candel Pathology · Elmhurst, IL	13	37

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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