What is Bhushan Kukkalli's specialty?

Bhushan Kukkalli (NPI 1871579276) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Emergency Medicine in Houston, TX.

Where does Bhushan Kukkalli practice?

Bhushan Kukkalli practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871579276.

How much does Medicare pay Bhushan Kukkalli?

Bhushan Kukkalli (NPI 1871579276) received approximately $91K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 640 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871579276

Bhushan KukkalliM.D.

Emergency MedicineHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

858

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

881

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$85K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 3,447 Emergency Medicine providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 308).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,008

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$12K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Famotidine166 claims

Albuterol Sulfate112 claims

Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst107 claims

Azithromycin71 claims

Prednisone67 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bhushan Kukkalli'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). 51 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Paul Evans Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	76	143
Philip Katz Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	61	107
Ruben Veloz Emergency Medicine · Houston, TX	60	86
Bernardo De La Guardia Cardiology · The Woodlands, TX	58	97
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	56	107
Jose Spencer Diagnostic Radiology · Katy, TX	53	114
Andrew Larkin Emergency Medicine · Houston, TX	52	92
Ravi Bikkina Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	46	75
Harris County Emergency Corps Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX	45	76
Ramegowda Belakere Family Practice · Stafford, TX	36	69
City Of Houston Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX	36	124
Mudassir Shafi Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	34	52

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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