What is Balaji Charlu's specialty?

Balaji Charlu (NPI 1609980432) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Newport Beach, CA.

Where does Balaji Charlu practice?

Balaji Charlu practices in Newport Beach, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609980432.

How much does Medicare pay Balaji Charlu?

Balaji Charlu (NPI 1609980432) received approximately $418K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 955 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

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

Top paying entities

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.

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