What is Lalitha Ananth's specialty?

Lalitha Ananth (NPI 1679597033) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Huntington Beach, CA.

Where does Lalitha Ananth practice?

Lalitha Ananth practices in Huntington Beach, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679597033.

How much does Medicare pay Lalitha Ananth?

Lalitha Ananth (NPI 1679597033) received approximately $6K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 71 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679597033

Lalitha AnanthMD

RheumatologyHuntington Beach, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

179

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,989

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$5K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 530 Rheumatology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,833).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,520

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5.3M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

42.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Tofacitinib Citrate208 claims

Upadacitinib193 claims

Diclofenac Sodium183 claims

Lidocaine175 claims

Denosumab125 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$30

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$30

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$30

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lalitha Ananth'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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	55	237
International Medical Laboratory Clinical Laboratory · Irvine, CA	44	242
CASSIDY, DAVID	22	44
ORANGE COAST MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	22	102
Cton Corporation Clinical Laboratory · Torrance, CA	18	59
Mehdi Jalili Diagnostic Radiology · Orange, CA	11	56

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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