What is Balesh Sharma's specialty?

Balesh Sharma (NPI 1578505483) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Medical Oncology in Brownsville, TX.

Where does Balesh Sharma practice?

Balesh Sharma practices in Brownsville, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1578505483.

How much does Medicare pay Balesh Sharma?

Balesh Sharma (NPI 1578505483) received approximately $1.1M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 407 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578505483

Balesh SharmaMD

Medical OncologyBrownsville, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,515

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

19,637

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$213K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 393 Medical Oncology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 4,999).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,228

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Anastrozole236 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium144 claims

Hydroxyurea117 claims

Dexamethasone117 claims

Exemestane87 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.1

Quality

67.5

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.43%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Education$77

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

Education$77

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Balesh Sharma'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). 78 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
COLUMBIA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.P.	267	3,229
VHS BROWNSVILLE HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	237	2,559
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	111	1,147
Marcelo Boek Hematology-Oncology · Mcallen, TX	85	1,587
Charles Fisher Diagnostic Radiology · Harlingen, TX	62	398
Clay Padginton Diagnostic Radiology · Brownsville, TX	62	357
Ana Gutierrez Pathology · Brownsville, TX	62	585
Luis Gaitan Neurology · Brownsville, TX	50	352
Jorge Saenz Diagnostic Radiology · Weslaco, TX	49	316
Michael Hohnadel Dermatology · Brownsville, TX	49	516
MSTAT IMAGING, LLC	48	372
Kalim Habet Cardiology · Brownsville, TX	47	477

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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