Dr. Sanjeev Bhatia, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Bhatia
Dr. Sanjeev Bhatia is an internal medicine specialist in Victoria, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bhatia performed 3,724 Medicare services across 1,955 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bhatia received a total of $908 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 55 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. Bhatia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 517 | $37 | $160 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 375 | $30 | $130 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 176 | $0 | $22 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 168 | $10 | $61 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 158 | $42 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 155 | $89 | $162 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 149 | $38 | $200 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 147 | $7 | $32 |
| Automated urinalysis | 133 | $2 | $32 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 121 | $95 | $150 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 110 | $9 | $64 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 95 | $13 | $42 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 92 | $91 | $200 |
| Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 30 minutes provided personally by health care professional, per calendar month | 89 | $64 | $110 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 80 | $10 | $30 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 74 | $8 | $15 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 70 | $6 | $30 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 68 | $4 | $20 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 67 | $73 | $100 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 57 | $9 | $44 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 56 | $18 | $35 |
| Annual depression screening | 55 | $18 | $30 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 54 | $0 | $28 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 48 | $10 | $75 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 48 | $124 | $150 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 46 | $6 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 43 | $58 | $110 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 42 | $14 | $60 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 32 | $94 | $750 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 32 | $1 | $20 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 31 | $128 | $345 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 30 | $137 | $215 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 29 | $183 | $390 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 29 | $91 | $700 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 26 | $4 | $22 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 26 | $50 | $200 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free | 26 | $33 | $60 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 24 | $26 | $95 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 22 | $140 | $925 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 22 | $30 | $50 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 21 | $90 | $240 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 15 | $133 | $300 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 15 | $37 | $120 |
| Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service) | 14 | $44 | $100 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 13 | $34 | $90 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 13 | $12 | $65 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 11 | $131 | $180 |
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. Bhatia is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, 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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