What is Radhakrishnan Balakrishnan's specialty?

Radhakrishnan Balakrishnan (NPI 1851377139) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Glendale, AZ.

Where does Radhakrishnan Balakrishnan practice?

Radhakrishnan Balakrishnan practices in Glendale, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1851377139.

How much does Medicare pay Radhakrishnan Balakrishnan?

Radhakrishnan Balakrishnan (NPI 1851377139) received approximately $151K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 377 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1851377139

Radhakrishnan BalakrishnanM.D.

NephrologyGlendale, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

558

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,964

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$148K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 225 Nephrology providers in AZ — above median (cohort median 2,066).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

893

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$139K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydralazine Hcl120 claims

Amlodipine Besylate98 claims

Potassium Chloride72 claims

Furosemide58 claims

Lisinopril51 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.2

Quality

67.7

Cost

76.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.56%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$592

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$592

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$592

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Radhakrishnan 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). 77 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BANNER THUNDERBIRD MEDICAL CENTER	179	886
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	73	366
NPI 1316992407	61	280
Colin Thompson Diagnostic Radiology · Glendale, AZ	57	272
VHS OF ARROWHEAD, INC	51	167
George Leon Interventional Radiology · Glendale, AZ	51	327
Raul Galvez-Trevino Diagnostic Radiology · Glendale, AZ	50	289
Shyam Colattur Nephrology · Glendale, AZ	40	195
R M Arizona Holdings Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Mesa, AZ	38	159
Christian Dewald Diagnostic Radiology · Glendale, AZ	37	215
KOWAL, LAWRENCE	35	162
Robert Bear Cardiology · Phoenix, AZ	32	260

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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