What is Vijay Babu's specialty?

Vijay Babu (NPI 1356501779) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pain Management in Ocala, FL.

Where does Vijay Babu practice?

Vijay Babu practices in Ocala, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1356501779.

How much does Medicare pay Vijay Babu?

Vijay Babu (NPI 1356501779) received approximately $597K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,129 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1356501779

Vijay BabuM.D.

Pain ManagementOcala, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,640

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

36,056

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$499K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 252 Pain Management providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 2,837).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,765

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$40K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

43.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen359 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen342 claims

Tramadol Hcl279 claims

Gabapentin167 claims

Diazepam108 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

98.3

Quality

21.3

Cost

79.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

98.0

Payment adjustment

0.98%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$11K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$8K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$8K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Vijay Babu'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 · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	22	34
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER	17	31
Michael Verdolin Interventional Pain Management · La Mesa, CA	14	34
Millennium Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	11	30

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	23	39
Millennium Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	21	66
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER	17	28
SCRIPPS HEALTH	12	24
GROSSMONT HOSPITAL CORPORATION	11	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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