What is Kushal Handa's specialty?

Kushal Handa (NPI 1396762258) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Charlotte, NC.

Where does Kushal Handa practice?

Kushal Handa practices in Charlotte, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1396762258.

How much does Medicare pay Kushal Handa?

Kushal Handa (NPI 1396762258) received approximately $66K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 790 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1396762258

Kushal HandaMD

PRACTICECAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

CardiologyCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,119

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,230

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$62K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 602 Cardiology providers in NC — below median (cohort median 2,065).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

128

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$9K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate32 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims

Amlodipine Besylate25 claims

Alirocumab17 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.3

Quality

80.2

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.2

Payment adjustment

0.73%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$208

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$208

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$208

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kushal Handa'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). 124 inbound referrers · 256 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	566	1,275
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	362	638
Heather Longin Cardiology · Monroe, NC	294	898
Carolinas Union Healthcare, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Monroe, NC	118	204
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	117	159
CAROLINAS ANSON HEALTHCARE INC.	114	327
Glen Fandetti Interventional Cardiology · Charlotte, NC	87	177
Pradeep Patel Family Practice · Monroe, NC	74	243
Maiyeshia Mcfadden Physician Assistant · Bethesda, MD	68	120
Gary Defilipp Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	61	75
LITTMANN, LASZLO	60	71
John Grimm Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	53	81

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	526	1,464
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	362	846
Andrew Binder Cardiology · Plano, TX	255	746
Heather Longin Cardiology · Monroe, NC	212	636
MERCY HOSPITAL, INC	182	273
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	161	311
Anthony Bracken Cardiology · Charlotte, NC	151	328
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	112	221
Ramarao Suresh Pulmonary Disease · Monroe, NC	94	418
ADAMS, JOHN	90	168
Jessica Rutledge Nurse Practitioner · Monroe, NC	87	207
CAROLINAS ANSON HEALTHCARE INC.	82	230

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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