What is Pooja Bhat's specialty?

Pooja Bhat (NPI 1457509358) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL.

Where does Pooja Bhat practice?

Pooja Bhat practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1457509358.

How much does Medicare pay Pooja Bhat?

Pooja Bhat (NPI 1457509358) received approximately $35K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 236 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1457509358

Pooja BhatMD

PRACTICETHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

432

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

652

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$32K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 667 Ophthalmology providers in IL — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,192).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,047

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$385K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate194 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate111 claims

Latanoprost102 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl93 claims

Prednisone86 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.3

Quality

73.5

Cost

70.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.77%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Pooja Bhat'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). 6 inbound referrers · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FINDER, ANTHONY	125	242
Ahmad Aref Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	47	99
Maria Cortina Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	27	78
Jennifer Lim Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	25	70
Christine Funke Ophthalmology · Phoenix, AZ	16	21
Sachin Jain Ophthalmology · Naperville, IL	15	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	362	1,659
ABBASIAN, JAVANEH	46	81
Ali D'jalilian Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	34	46
FINDER, ANTHONY	33	63
Elmer Tu Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	27	79
Joel Sugar Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	25	34
TRAISH, AISHA	19	25
Ahmad Aref Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	13	50
NPI 1770522062	12	21
Lawrence Ulanski Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	12	40
Maria Cortina Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	11	35

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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