What is Ramesh Gihwala's specialty?

Ramesh Gihwala (NPI 1447200183) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Psychiatry in Gastonia, NC.

Where does Ramesh Gihwala practice?

Ramesh Gihwala practices in Gastonia, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1447200183.

How much does Medicare pay Ramesh Gihwala?

Ramesh Gihwala (NPI 1447200183) received approximately $39K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 111 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1447200183

Ramesh GihwalaM.D.

PRACTICEGASTON COUNTYSee all providers at this practice →

PsychiatryGastonia, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

139

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

467

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$38K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 633 Psychiatry providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 198).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,805

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.5M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Trazodone Hcl344 claims

Clonazepam263 claims

Cariprazine Hcl195 claims

Quetiapine Fumarate185 claims

Alprazolam167 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$66K

Payment records

211

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$60K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Consulting Fee$460

Education$223

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$60K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Consulting Fee$460

Education$223

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ramesh Gihwala'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). 7 inbound referrers · 16 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED	43	125
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	23	52
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	21	32
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	18	53
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	16	37
Millennium Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	15	73
CLEVELAND COUNTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM	12	30

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ADVANCED LABORATORY SERVICES LLC	91	393
Millennium Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	64	179
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	46	100
GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED	44	100
Julie Thompson Nurse Practitioner · Gastonia, NC	28	33
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	21	42
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	21	49
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	19	43
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	19	43
THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	16	39
CLEVELAND COUNTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM	16	26
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	15	26

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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