PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609980432

Balaji CharluMD

PRACTICEORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS OF NEWPORT BEACHSee all providers at this practice →

Physical Medicine and RehabilitationNewport Beach, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,071

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

35,951

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$394K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 710 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,331).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,117

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$13K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin450 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen158 claims

Etodolac83 claims

Tramadol Hcl80 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen52 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.2

Quality

99.3

Cost

75.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.72%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$503

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$503

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Balaji Charlu'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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	101	311
Orthopedic Surgery Center Of Oc Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Newport Beach, CA	51	146
Michael Gordon Orthopedic Surgery · Newport Beach, CA	45	145
John Lieu Diagnostic Radiology · Palo Alto, CA	37	103
Shaya Ghazinoor Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	36	88
Kimberly Safman Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Newport Beach, CA	27	51
Karence Chan Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	23	36
CAILLOUETTE, JAMES	23	68
James Ting Family Practice · Newport Beach, CA	19	46
HARRIS HISTOLOGY SERVICES	14	24
MCNAIR, WILLIAM	14	19
Alan Beyer Orthopedic Surgery · Newport Beach, CA	13	43

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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