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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1457432742

B PonakalaMD

PRACTICEGARY V RUBIN MDSee all providers at this practice →
OphthalmologyChicago, ILI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
96.2
Quality
99.1
Cost
88.5
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
0.0
Payment adjustment
0.89%
Group
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
5,596
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$268K
Distinct drugs
22
Brand share
22.6%
Top prescribed drugs
Latanoprost1,630 claims
Ketorolac Tromethamine787 claims
Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat774 claims
Prednisolone Acetate653 claims
Ofloxacin588 claims
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$269
Payment records
15
By payment type
Food and Beverage$269
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where B Ponakala'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). 11 inbound referrers · 31 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION5572
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER45122
High Technology Inc
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Palos Heights, IL
2230
ERICKSON, JOHN2128
David Choe
Diagnostic Radiology · Joliet, IL
1521
Roy Bliley
Interventional Cardiology · Palos Park, IL
1434
Robert Iaffaldano
Interventional Cardiology · Palos Park, IL
1216
Joseph Stella
Interventional Cardiology · Mokena, IL
1118
Diana Burda
Internal Medicine · Homer Glen, IL
1118
Kantilal Chandarana
Diagnostic Radiology · Plainfield, IL
1118
Christopher Bane
Interventional Cardiology · Berwyn, IL
1113
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
PALOS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL162346
Palos Surgicenter, Llc
Ambulatory Surgical Center · Palos Heights, IL
58199
Sohail Hasan
Ophthalmology · Harvey, IL
55126
A2cl Services, Llc
Clinical Laboratory · West Allis, WI
5192
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER49122
Quest Diagnostics Llc Il
Clinical Laboratory · Wood Dale, IL
4666
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION4153
LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL INC3372
ADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION2747
High Technology Inc
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Palos Heights, IL
2439
PUTNAM, NANCY2440
Aarchita Buddhadev
Anesthesiology · Chicago, IL
2255
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.
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
4,444
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
5,950
Distinct HCPCS
16
Medicare payment
$430K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 667 Ophthalmology providers in IL — top quintile (cohort median 2,192).