Dr. Akila Balasubramanian, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Balasubramanian
Dr. Akila Balasubramanian is a family medicine in Casselberry, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Balasubramanian performed 4,451 Medicare services across 2,685 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Balasubramanian received a total of $5,622 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 275 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Balasubramanian is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 440 | $85 | $139 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 262 | $14 | $26 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 256 | $8 | $15 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 241 | $10 | $20 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 237 | $48 | $77 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 231 | $13 | $25 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 220 | $16 | $31 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 216 | $82 | $116 |
| Ldl cholesterol level | 194 | $10 | $18 |
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity | 169 | $97 | $164 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 168 | $61 | $95 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 144 | $1 | $10 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 131 | $15 | $27 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 126 | $10 | $18 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 125 | $76 | $100 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 124 | $30 | $35 |
| Annual depression screening | 118 | $18 | $23 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 113 | $125 | $167 |
| Vitamin D level test | 91 | $29 | $52 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 75 | $56 | $89 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 69 | $53 | $108 |
| Automated urinalysis | 62 | $2 | $5 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 55 | $10 | $30 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 55 | $35 | $57 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 53 | $127 | $186 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 48 | $1 | $11 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 42 | $43 | $80 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 35 | $213 | $356 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 33 | $8 | $16 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 31 | $143 | $265 |
| Care management services for behavioral health conditions, 20 minutes or more clinical staff time directed by health care professional | 28 | $33 | $85 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 27 | $6 | $9 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 26 | $281 | $330 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 25 | $36 | $123 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus | 22 | $94 | $125 |
| COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer bivalent) | 22 | $128 | $170 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 20 | $25 | $39 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 19 | $10 | $24 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 17 | $50 | $100 |
| Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 16 | $146 | $229 |
| COVID-19 vaccine administration | 15 | $40 | $52 |
| Administration of vaccine | 14 | $15 | $32 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 13 | $41 | $54 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 12 | $30 | $35 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 11 | $24 | $64 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (94%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for family medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
7.2 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Balasubramanian is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 9%), with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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