Dr. Sujata Balulad, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Balulad
Dr. Sujata Balulad is a family medicine in Leesburg, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Balulad performed 9,081 Medicare services across 3,952 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Balulad received a total of $13,983 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 242 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. Balulad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 2,556 | $62 | $140 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,607 | $92 | $210 |
| Injection, adenosine, 1 mg (not to be used to report any adenosine phosphate compounds) | 1,390 | $0 | $1 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 537 | $133 | $391 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 376 | $11 | $32 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 281 | $117 | $305 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 228 | $42 | $75 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 212 | $113 | $308 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 198 | $88 | $157 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 196 | $56 | $137 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 112 | $289 | $764 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 103 | $48 | $129 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 102 | $70 | $142 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 100 | $10 | $67 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 90 | $55 | $132 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 90 | $64 | $181 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 88 | $102 | $256 |
| Programming of heart rhythm stimulation after drug infusion | 84 | $64 | $323 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 63 | $16 | $45 |
| Insertion of catheters for recording and pacing of left lower heart chamber rhythm and induction of abnormal rhythm | 61 | $135 | $351 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 61 | $776 | $2,312 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 59 | $96 | $267 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 58 | $8 | $40 |
| Double contrast x-ray of upper digestive tract | 56 | $33 | $87 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 54 | $19 | $37 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 54 | $23 | $59 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 41 | $6 | $16 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 39 | $83 | $213 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 35 | $81 | $302 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 32 | $140 | $354 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 28 | $21 | $58 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 25 | $388 | $1,066 |
| Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 20 | $251 | $879 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 19 | $49 | $108 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 13 | $11 | $30 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | 13 | $686 | $1,722 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for family medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
7.0 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. Balulad is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 2%), with 18 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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