What is Shivashanker Balasingham's specialty?

Shivashanker Balasingham (NPI 1598996944) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Morganton, NC.

Where does Shivashanker Balasingham practice?

Shivashanker Balasingham practices in Morganton, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598996944.

How much does Medicare pay Shivashanker Balasingham?

Shivashanker Balasingham (NPI 1598996944) received approximately $37K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 171 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598996944

Shivashanker BalasinghamM.D.

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Internal MedicineMorganton, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

295

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

483

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$37K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,554 Internal Medicine providers in NC — below median (cohort median 687).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

110

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$14K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Cefdinir18 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims

Metoprolol Succinate17 claims

Prednisone13 claims

Apixaban12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Shivashanker Balasingham'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). 80 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
American Medical Response Of Connecticut Incorporated Ambulance Service Provider · New Haven, CT	162	314
Quest Diagnostics Llc Clinical Laboratory · Wallingford, CT	102	268
Rockman Ferrigno Emergency Medicine · Hartford, CT	81	115
Ram Gordon Cardiology · Fairfield, CT	65	110
Sheikh Yousuf-Ali Internal Medicine · Bridgeport, CT	63	98
Lawrence Lo Diagnostic Radiology · Shelton, CT	62	96
LU, ESTHER	58	127
NPI 1063440428	57	102
NPI 1063410736	52	87
Gerard Muro Diagnostic Radiology · Shelton, CT	51	80
Dana Schwartz Diagnostic Radiology · Shelton, CT	48	71
Irma Fotjadhi Nuclear Medicine · Bridgeport, CT	47	76

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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