Dr. Viraj Bhalani, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Bhalani
Dr. Viraj Bhalani is a student in an organized health care education/training program specialist in Temple Terrace, FL, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bhalani performed 1,544 Medicare services across 682 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bhalani received a total of $1,011 from 22 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 43 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. 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. Bhalani 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 | 449 | $63 | $156 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 344 | $60 | $248 |
| Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) | 275 | $276 | $688 |
| Home dialysis services per month (20 years or older) | 81 | $197 | $572 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 77 | $138 | $342 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 70 | $95 | $234 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 57 | $104 | $258 |
| Dialysis services, per day, less than full month service (20 years or older) | 55 | $6 | $18 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 33 | $50 | $122 |
| Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older) | 25 | $207 | $572 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 22 | $76 | $348 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 20 | $102 | $326 |
| Extensive (75 minutes) in-home visit for an existing patient post-discharge. for use only in a medicare-approved cmmi model. (services must be furnished within a beneficiary's home, domiciliary, rest home, assisted living and/or nursing facility within 90 | 19 | $168 | $410 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 17 | $37 | $92 |
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.
Geographic Context
5.3 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. Bhalani is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 14% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 16 years of NPI registration.
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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