What is Chandra Polam's specialty?

Chandra Polam (NPI 1871552232) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Blawnox, PA.

Where does Chandra Polam practice?

Chandra Polam practices in Blawnox, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871552232.

How much does Medicare pay Chandra Polam?

Chandra Polam (NPI 1871552232) received approximately $150K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 687 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871552232

Chandra PolamMD

PRACTICEPOLAM & ASSOCIATES, PCSee all providers at this practice →

CardiologyBlawnox, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,488

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,744

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$149K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,062 Cardiology providers in PA — above median (cohort median 1,995).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,806

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$327K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate376 claims

Metoprolol Tartrate192 claims

Isosorbide Mononitrate185 claims

Apixaban173 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium159 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

62.2

Quality

15.0

Cost

92.3

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

-1.54%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Chandra Polam'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). 59 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
John Power Cardiology · Pittsburgh, PA	159	805
RAMESH, MAKUM	91	300
Patricia Castelli Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	63	214
Sidhartha Chaudhry Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	63	202
ENCOMPASS HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF HARMARVILLE, LLC	60	145
Edward Ma Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	57	180
LACKNER, DAVID	53	152
Janet Durick Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	52	134
James Kreshon Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Pittsburgh, PA	48	297
COUNIHAN, PETER	46	133
Glenn Andrews Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	45	86
Elliott Gozansky Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	44	79

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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