Total Payments
$121,169
2024 Payments
$4,603
Companies
18
Transactions
170
Medicare Patients
2,231
Medicare Billing
$378,990
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$108,496 (89.5%)
Food & Beverage$8,573 (7.1%)
Travel$2,427 (2.0%)
Consulting$1,590 (1.3%)
Education$83.64 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $108,496 | 25 | 89.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $8,573 | 136 | 7.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,427 | 7 | 2.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,590 | 1 | 1.3% |
| Education | $83.64 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $104,930 | 83 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $9,963 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $2,590 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $890.51 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| EKOS Corporation | $529.33 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $498.71 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $439.29 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | $345.08 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | $280.53 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $239.60 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,603 | 69 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,703) |
| 2023 | $4,148 | 29 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($2,671) |
| 2022 | $722.49 | 12 | ABIOMED ($281.75) |
| 2021 | $47,895 | 24 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($46,585) |
| 2020 | $63,029 | 27 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($53,970) |
| 2019 | $388.15 | 4 | EKOS Corporation ($383.70) |
| 2018 | $296.40 | 3 | EKOS Corporation ($145.63) |
| 2017 | $86.00 | 2 | The Spectranetics Corporation ($60.00) |
All Payment Transactions
170 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.23 | General |
| 12/17/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $134.22 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.23 | General |
| 12/04/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.91 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.23 | General |
| 11/16/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $139.41 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.23 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $144.59 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Terumo Medical Corporation | GLIDEWIRE (Device), METACROSS OTW | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.38 | General |
| Category: LESION ACCESS | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.45 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.23 | General |
| 10/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.52 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $144.09 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.23 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $84.42 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.01 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.43 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.99 | General |
| 10/02/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $94.33 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.20 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.23 | General |
| 09/24/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | SAVVYWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.42 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $121.46 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.12 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.25 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 1,175 | 2,678 | $874,155 | $238,918 |
| 2022 | 14 | 723 | 1,403 | $464,735 | $123,329 |
| 2020 | 6 | 333 | 420 | $52,406 | $16,743 |
Total Patients
2,231
Total Services
4,501
Medicare Billing
$378,990
Procedure Codes
37
All Medicare Procedures & Services
37 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 300 | 1,526 | $441,014 | $136,387 | 30.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 227 | 253 | $142,186 | $33,399 | 23.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 91 | 196 | $78,596 | $25,481 | 32.4% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 236 | 242 | $49,610 | $12,470 | 25.1% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 19 | $32,946 | $7,314 | 22.2% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $46,548 | $6,714 | 14.4% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 29 | 31 | $22,785 | $4,237 | 18.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $11,460 | $2,981 | 26.0% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $14,720 | $2,507 | 17.0% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 98 | 212 | $12,296 | $2,241 | 18.2% |
| 99443 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 20 | $5,960 | $1,546 | 25.9% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $5,525 | $1,432 | 25.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $4,940 | $1,294 | 26.2% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 47 | $3,619 | $438.17 | 12.1% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 30 | $1,230 | $305.37 | 24.8% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $720.00 | $171.04 | 23.8% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 198 | 730 | $204,185 | $57,424 | 28.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 144 | 152 | $81,959 | $23,049 | 28.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 40 | 71 | $27,479 | $9,699 | 35.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 123 | 125 | $24,401 | $6,754 | 27.7% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $41,437 | $6,271 | 15.1% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 17 | $28,374 | $6,255 | 22.0% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 84 | $15,624 | $4,649 | 29.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $7,081 | $2,257 | 31.9% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $12,296 | $2,244 | 18.3% |
About Dr. Vikas Bhalla, MD
Dr. Vikas Bhalla, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in San Antonio, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/21/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1467609446.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Vikas Bhalla, MD has received a total of $121,169 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,603 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 170 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($108,496).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bhalla has provided services to 2,231 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,501 services with total Medicare billing of $378,990. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 37 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology
- Location San Antonio, TX
- Active Since 08/21/2008
- Last Updated 01/14/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1467609446
Products in Payments
- Impella (Device) $2,590
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $2,377
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $1,707
- EKOSONIC (Device) $529.33
- LifeVest (Device) $439.29
- Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) $347.71
- MitraClip System (Device) $277.14
- SYNERGY (Device) $248.66
- Indigo System (Device) $239.60
- SAVVYWIRE (Device) $211.76
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $191.27
- LIFESPARC (Device) $175.50
- Optis Coronary Imaging System (Device) $168.45
- LifeSPARC System (Device) $156.35
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $151.00
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $143.73
- GLIDEWIRE (Device) $129.38
- MITRACLIP (Device) $127.74
- General - Stents (Device) $122.30
- Hi-Torque Balance guide wires (Device) $121.27
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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