What is Asokumar Buvanendran's specialty?

Asokumar Buvanendran (NPI 1598781676) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Anesthesiology in Chicago, IL.

Where does Asokumar Buvanendran practice?

Asokumar Buvanendran practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598781676.

How much does Medicare pay Asokumar Buvanendran?

Asokumar Buvanendran (NPI 1598781676) received approximately $58K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 288 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598781676

Asokumar Buvanendran

AnesthesiologyChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

270

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

285

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$29K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,674 Anesthesiology providers in IL — top quintile (cohort median 208).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

472

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin81 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen71 claims

Tramadol Hcl68 claims

Baclofen58 claims

Celecoxib50 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$750

Food and Beverage$718

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$750

Food and Beverage$718

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Asokumar Buvanendran'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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LANUTI SHADER, NOREEN	42	80
John Meyer Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	38	60
NPI 1194783076	32	42
Matthew Jaycox Interventional Pain Management · Chicago, IL	29	50
Adam Young Interventional Pain Management · Chicago, IL	20	39
Sandeep Amin Interventional Pain Management · Chicago, IL	20	30
Mehmet Kocak Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	19	39
Miral Jhaveri Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	18	29
Lynn Casale Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Chicago, IL	18	27
Sumeet Dua Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	16	32
MAHON, BRETT	15	18
Palmi Shah Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	15	23

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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