What is Vasu Balu's specialty?

Vasu Balu (NPI 1659504777) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Westminster, MD.

Where does Vasu Balu practice?

Vasu Balu practices in Westminster, MD, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659504777.

How much does Medicare pay Vasu Balu?

Vasu Balu (NPI 1659504777) received approximately $61K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 272 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659504777

Vasu BaluM.D.

Internal MedicineWestminster, MDI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

747

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

909

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$55K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,306 Internal Medicine providers in MD — above median (cohort median 884).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,030

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$196K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium152 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium76 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium74 claims

Losartan Potassium70 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium67 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 Vasu Balu'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). 49 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE, INC.	279	898
NORTHWEST HOSPITAL CENTER, INC.	95	304
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Md Clinical Laboratory · Baltimore, MD	85	253
Thelma Lopes Diagnostic Radiology · Washington, DC	84	221
Lindsey Thattassery Internal Medicine · Reisterstown, MD	68	253
John Mackrell Diagnostic Radiology · Philadelphia, PA	67	198
Ronald Sher Cardiology · Reisterstown, MD	64	170
Evan Madianos Diagnostic Radiology · Lancaster, PA	61	170
SALMON, DUNCAN	39	111
Chandresh Shelat Emergency Medicine · Baltimore, MD	39	114
Plmd, Llc Ambulance Service Provider · Owings Mills, MD	36	129
Hania Habeeb Emergency Medicine · Baltimore, MD	34	90

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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