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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1477890614

Bala Sundara PonnamM.D.

HospitalistArlington, TXI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
255
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$2K
Distinct drugs
14
Brand share
14.9%
Top prescribed drugs
Pantoprazole Sodium43 claims
Rosuvastatin Calcium24 claims
Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav24 claims
Prednisone20 claims
Cefdinir18 claims
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$232
Payment records
11
By payment type
Food and Beverage$232
Top paying entities
Food and Beverage$232
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
482
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
768
Distinct HCPCS
5
Medicare payment
$67K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 1,047 Hospitalist providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 457).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bala Sundara Ponnam'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). 63 inbound referrers · 118 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
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123355
Kristin Nelsen
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101336
Gerard Farrar
Interventional Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
67184
Ezequiel Martinez-Madrigal
Family Practice · Saginaw, MI
64135
Chirdeep Bhutani
Interventional Radiology · Sacramento, CA
59141
Palaniandy Kogulan
Infectious Disease · Saginaw, MI
55156
Mark Ludka
Diagnostic Radiology · Saginaw, MI
55125
Rajesh Mithalal
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
49106
Nasser Qadri
Interventional Radiology · Fort Wayne, IN
49131
Manoj Sharma
Interventional Cardiology · Saginaw, MI
4384
GUARNES, CECILLE4396
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER, INC.305785
Mobile Medical Response Inc
Ambulance Service Provider · Saginaw, MI
119380
Sanjay Talati
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
108244
Peter Lassing
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
108289
Kristin Nelsen
Interventional Cardiology · Grand Rapids, MI
96324
MACNEALY, MARCUS74149
Gopi Nallani
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
72174
CONSTANTINO, KRISTIN61118
Chirdeep Bhutani
Interventional Radiology · Sacramento, CA
56146
KOTTAMASU, SAMBASIVA5291
Gerard Farrar
Interventional Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
52139
Palaniandy Kogulan
Infectious Disease · Saginaw, MI
49237
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.