What is Rinku Bhatia's specialty?

Rinku Bhatia (NPI 1215067699) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Gastonia, NC.

Where does Rinku Bhatia practice?

Rinku Bhatia practices in Gastonia, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1215067699.

How much does Medicare pay Rinku Bhatia?

Rinku Bhatia (NPI 1215067699) received approximately $778K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 221 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1215067699

Rinku BhatiaMD

RheumatologyGastonia, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

473

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

9,955

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$258K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 164 Rheumatology providers in NC — above median (cohort median 28,282).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,251

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.8M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate895 claims

Methotrexate Sodium511 claims

Prednisone312 claims

Leflunomide195 claims

Mycophenolate Mofetil165 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$90

Payment records

By payment type

Education$90

Top paying entities

Education$90

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 340032

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Rinku Bhatia'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). 4 inbound referrers · 12 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED	222	1,489
Stephen Lostetter Diagnostic Radiology · Chapel Hill, NC	22	35
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	21	113
Chad Clark Diagnostic Radiology · Reno, NV	12	24

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED	120	582
Stephen Lostetter Diagnostic Radiology · Chapel Hill, NC	37	85
Chad Clark Diagnostic Radiology · Reno, NV	33	69
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	28	67
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	21	88
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	16	46
Douglas Johnson Diagnostic Radiology · Winston Salem, NC	15	35
Kirsten Damore Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Gastonia, NC	15	50
George Hatsios Diagnostic Radiology · Gastonia, NC	15	44
SALTMARSH, CHRISTOPHER	14	37
Mark Memolo Diagnostic Radiology · Gastonia, NC	14	30
Diane Conley Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	12	28

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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