What is Natarajan Bala's specialty?

Natarajan Bala (NPI 1912990417) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Houston, TX.

Where does Natarajan Bala practice?

Natarajan Bala practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1912990417.

How much does Medicare pay Natarajan Bala?

Natarajan Bala (NPI 1912990417) received approximately $143K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 374 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1912990417

Natarajan BalaMD, FACP, FACG

PRACTICEGASTROENTEROLOGY CONSULTANTS, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

786

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,021

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$95K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,103 Gastroenterology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 699).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

708

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$59K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

65.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates139 claims

Omeprazole99 claims

Peg 3350/Sod Sulf,chlr/Pot/Mag78 claims

Sod Picosulf/Mag Ox/Citric Ac75 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium70 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.0

Quality

66.5

Cost

71.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

98.0

Payment adjustment

0.25%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Education$14

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

Education$14

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Natarajan Bala'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Memorial Hermann Bay Area Endoscopy Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Houston, TX	147	377
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	99	311
BAY AREA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC	53	144
CHCA CLEAR LAKE LP	41	69
Kimberly Schaive Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Sunrise, FL	38	68
Brenda Mccall Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Houston, TX	25	74
Alan Ailles Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Pasadena, TX	17	39
Sandeep Amesur Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	12	22

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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