Dr. Balijepalli Netaji, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Netaji
Dr. Balijepalli Netaji is a medical oncology specialist in Austin, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Netaji performed 7,600 Medicare services across 2,240 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Netaji received a total of $1,113 from 21 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 49 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in medical oncology. 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. Netaji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 1,600 | $0 | $3 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 717 | $8 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 686 | $91 | $368 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 663 | $8 | $36 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 633 | $10 | $64 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 543 | $6 | $31 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 287 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 287 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 287 | $9 | $35 |
| Magnesium level test | 215 | $7 | $29 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 180 | $18 | $99 |
| Immunoglobulin level test | 153 | $9 | $56 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 129 | $35 | $143 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 128 | $136 | $496 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 100 | $290 | $2,762 |
| Measurement of immunoglobulin light chains | 98 | $17 | $60 |
| Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; ca 15-3 | 93 | $20 | $128 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 92 | $15 | $76 |
| Folic acid level test | 91 | $14 | $73 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 71 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 71 | $6 | $34 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 52 | $17 | $90 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 48 | $9 | $65 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 48 | $16 | $80 |
| Immunologic analysis technique on serum | 48 | $29 | $108 |
| Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation) | 47 | $22 | $160 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 47 | $61 | $247 |
| Protein measurement, serum | 46 | $11 | $99 |
| Red blood count, automated test | 26 | $4 | $23 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 26 | $165 | $709 |
| Beta-2 microglobulin (protein) level | 22 | $16 | $96 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 21 | $94 | $357 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 19 | $91 | $657 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 15 | $56 | $821 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 11 | $179 | $1,067 |
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 (61%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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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. Netaji is a mixed practice specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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