What is Rama Palwai's specialty?

Rama Palwai (NPI 1689610115) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Spring, TX.

Where does Rama Palwai practice?

Rama Palwai practices in Spring, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689610115.

How much does Medicare pay Rama Palwai?

Rama Palwai (NPI 1689610115) received approximately $858K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 191 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689610115

Rama PalwaiM.D.

PRACTICEIMPERIAL INFUSIONSSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologySpring, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

605

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

55,118

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$687K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 382 Rheumatology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 13,742).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

831

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$125K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium152 claims

Prednisone115 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate96 claims

Tramadol Hcl71 claims

Gabapentin68 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

74.5

Quality

58.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

88.0

Payment adjustment

-0.06%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$95

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$95

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$95

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Rama Palwai'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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	77	211
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	33	106
TOMBALL TEXAS HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	21	82

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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