What is Padma Chimata's specialty?

Padma Chimata (NPI 1922297068) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Katy, TX.

Where does Padma Chimata practice?

Padma Chimata practices in Katy, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1922297068.

How much does Medicare pay Padma Chimata?

Padma Chimata (NPI 1922297068) received approximately $1.9M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 631 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1922297068

Padma ChimataM.D.

PRACTICEKATY RHEUMATOLOGY & ASSOCIATES, PASee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyKaty, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,689

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

116,149

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.5M

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,706

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate842 claims

Prednisone750 claims

Methotrexate Sodium644 claims

Gabapentin567 claims

Meloxicam330 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.1

Quality

89.3

Cost

95.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$8K

Payment records

126

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$5K

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$71

Travel and Lodging$47

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$5K

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$71

Travel and Lodging$47

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Padma Chimata'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). 11 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	81	191
METHODIST HEALTH CENTERS	61	151
MEMORIAL HERMANN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL KATY, LLC	28	85
David Garza Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	16	28
Su Chang Cardiology · Houston, TX	15	39
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA	13	15
Robert Salazar Pulmonary Disease · Houston, TX	13	89
Jose Diaz Neurology · Katy, TX	12	15
Kamalakannan Desikan Cardiology · Katy, TX	12	21
Christopher Newton Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	12	19
Randolph Whitford Ophthalmology · Katy, TX	11	25

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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