What is Palur Balakrishnan's specialty?

Palur Balakrishnan (NPI 1679508485) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Houston, TX.

Where does Palur Balakrishnan practice?

Palur Balakrishnan practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679508485.

How much does Medicare pay Palur Balakrishnan?

Palur Balakrishnan (NPI 1679508485) received approximately $63K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 188 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679508485

Palur BalakrishnanMD

PRACTICEBHARAT K KANTHARIA MD PCSee all providers at this practice →

CardiologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

483

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

858

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$52K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,379 Cardiology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 2,215).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,390

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$144K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Clopidogrel Bisulfate144 claims

Metoprolol Tartrate131 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium120 claims

Lisinopril76 claims

Amlodipine Besylate73 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$357

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$357

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$357

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Palur Balakrishnan'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). 69 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHCA BAYSHORE LP	241	430
PMC HOSPITAL, LLC	163	220
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	137	308
Tariq Hashmy Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	90	205
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	89	258
EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER	72	116
GILLESPIE, JOHN	68	156
Rajan Parikh Emergency Medicine · Houston, TX	49	79
Michael Sher Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	48	137
Gerhard Wittich Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	43	95
Andrew Tenn Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	43	113
Corey Anderson Emergency Medicine · Pasadena, TX	41	55

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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