Dr. Baljeet S. Uppal, MD

Dr. Uppal practices at Pinnacle Vein and Vascular Center in Sun City, Arizona.

Dr. Uppal's NPI, 1689898165, was assigned on April 13, 2007. Dr. Uppal holds Arizona license 49616.

Dr. Uppal's primary practice is Pinnacle Vein and Vascular Center, at 9744 W Bell Rd, Sun City, AZ 85351 in Maricopa County. The practice phone is (885) 538-3468.

Dr. Uppal's primary practice is Pinnacle Vein and Vascular Center in Sun City, Arizona. Dr. Uppal is also affiliated with Banner Boswell Medical Center. The medical group on file is Pinnacle Vein and Vascular Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Uppal to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Uppal practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular surgery is Dr. Uppal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Uppal is licensed in Arizona.

CMS data shows 6,496 Medicare services from Dr. Uppal across 34 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,119 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,411,136 for them.

CMS counts 1,119 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Uppal in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 550 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.84, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Uppal's median patient age at 76, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Uppal wrote 515 Medicare Part D claims for 231 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 482 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $16,880 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 464 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Uppal for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Uppal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 141 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Uppal, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 902 general payments to Dr. Uppal from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Endologix, Inc. paid the most, $141,795.