Dr. Pratima Bakshi, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Bakshi
Dr. Pratima Bakshi is an internal medicine specialist in Dallas, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bakshi performed 5,487 Medicare services across 2,297 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bakshi received a total of $5,709 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 324 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal 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. Bakshi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 2,820 | $18 | $57 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 471 | $84 | $238 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 423 | $8 | $17 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 337 | $38 | $250 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 205 | $128 | $160 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 179 | $64 | $198 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 145 | $22 | $119 |
| Screening mammography | 123 | $130 | $458 |
| 3D screening mammography (tomosynthesis) | 113 | $53 | $187 |
| Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | 111 | $79 | $402 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 69 | $25 | $26 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 52 | $10 | $65 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 48 | $72 | $120 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 38 | $28 | $142 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 34 | $23 | $123 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 32 | $131 | $335 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 31 | $27 | $141 |
| X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | 22 | $31 | $151 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 22 | $17 | $107 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 21 | $24 | $117 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 21 | $282 | $954 |
| X-ray of paranasal sinus, minimum of 3 views | 20 | $23 | $135 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 18 | $31 | $43 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from recombinant dna | 16 | $71 | $120 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 15 | $61 | $168 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 15 | $164 | $230 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 14 | $63 | $212 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 14 | $164 | $230 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 12 | $76 | $422 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 12 | $6 | $30 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 12 | $9 | $50 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 11 | $11 | $152 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 11 | $5 | $48 |
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
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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. Bakshi is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 15% of TX peers, with 20 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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