Dr. Vikas Bhushan, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Bhushan
Dr. Vikas Bhushan is a hematology & oncology specialist in Dallas, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bhushan performed 41,791 Medicare services across 4,384 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bhushan received a total of $18,272 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 31 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hematology & oncology. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Bhushan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) | 8,000 | $0 | $2 |
| Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) | 7,800 | $44 | $137 |
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 5,250 | $0 | $5 |
| Immune globulin infusion (Octagam) | 4,264 | $22 | $234 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 2,312 | $0 | $1 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 1,734 | $62 | $247 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 1,090 | $0 | $24 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 747 | $10 | $64 |
| Magnesium level test | 742 | $7 | $29 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 735 | $6 | $31 |
| Injection, magnesium sulfate, per 500 mg | 580 | $1 | $6 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 521 | $8 | $36 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 510 | $1 | $114 |
| Injection, pegfilgrastim-apgf (nyvepria), biosimilar, 0.5 mg | 408 | $88 | $824 |
| Injection, pegfilgrastim, excludes biosimilar, 0.5 mg | 372 | $79 | $1,348 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 344 | $93 | $368 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 332 | $8 | $20 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 311 | $22 | $157 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 305 | $103 | $707 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 300 | $64 | $250 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 289 | $46 | $313 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 288 | $57 | $211 |
| Anti-nausea injection (ondansetron/Zofran) | 280 | $0 | $7 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 276 | $11 | $96 |
| Measurement of immunoglobulin light chains | 248 | $17 | $60 |
| Injection, carboplatin, 50 mg | 229 | $2 | $300 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 226 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 225 | $6 | $34 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 206 | $11 | $108 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 196 | $131 | $694 |
| Administration of vaccine, each additional vaccine | 192 | $11 | $58 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 165 | $1 | $7 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 161 | $22 | $161 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 137 | $2 | $19 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 127 | $63 | $249 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 123 | $13 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 123 | $138 | $496 |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | 121 | $7 | $431 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 89 | $39 | $135 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 80 | $26 | $256 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit) | 80 | $1 | $19 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 73 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 67 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 67 | $9 | $35 |
| Gammaglobulin (immune system protein) measurement, immunoglobulin subclasses | 64 | $8 | $236 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 61 | $19 | $114 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 59 | $51 | $344 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 59 | $31 | $58 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 58 | $89 | $657 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent | 57 | $253 | $570 |
| Hepatitis b vaccine, adult dosage (3 dose schedule) | 57 | $69 | $164 |
| Administration of hepatitis b vaccine | 57 | $31 | $58 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 40 mg | 47 | $3 | $14 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 45 | $35 | $143 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 45 | $25 | $83 |
| Unclassified drugs | 45 | $35 | $109 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 40 | $18 | $61 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 38 | $5 | $52 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 34 | $1,108 | $4,802 |
| Drawing of blood for a medical problem | 31 | $70 | $264 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | 30 | $10 | $75 |
| Application of on-body injector for under skin injection | 29 | $15 | $96 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 29 | $1 | $17 |
| Nuclear medicine study whole body with ct scan | 24 | $1,132 | $4,929 |
| Automated urinalysis | 22 | $2 | $16 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis concurrent with another infusion | 21 | $16 | $94 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 19 | $31 | $58 |
| Uric acid level test | 17 | $4 | $25 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 17 | $94 | $357 |
| Transplantation of patient-derived stem cells | 16 | $139 | $2,334 |
| Immunoglobulin level test | 16 | $9 | $56 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 16 | $75 | $170 |
| Tacrolimus level | 13 | $13 | $101 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (90%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers.
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. Bhushan is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 23% in TX), with consulting-driven 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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