Dr. Balaji S. Charlu, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 35,951
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 955
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,212
- MIPS score, 2024
- 92
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 22 Corporate Plaza Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Practice phone
- Call (949) 515-0708
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center - Newport Beach
Newport Beach, California
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Dr. Balaji S. Charlu is an interventional pain medicine physician in Newport Beach, California
Dr. Charlu practices at Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center - Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California.
Dr. Charlu's NPI, 1609980432, was assigned on August 18, 2006. Dr. Charlu graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids in 2001. Dr. Charlu holds California license A103911.
- NPI
- 1609980432NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5597761783
- NPI enumeration date
- August 18, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (949) 515-0708
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Balaji S. Charlu practices at Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center - Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California
Dr. Charlu's primary practice is Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center - Newport Beach, at 22 Corporate Plaza Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 515-0708.
- Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center - Newport Beach22 Corporate Plaza Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660 · Orange CountyPhone(949) 515-0708
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Balaji S. Charlu is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Charlu's primary practice is Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center - Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Charlu is also affiliated with Hoag Hospital Newport Beach. The medical group on file is Newport Orthopedic Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Charlu to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Balaji S. Charlu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Charlu practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center - Newport Beach | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Balaji S. Charlu is one of 215 interventional pain medicine physicians in California
Interventional pain medicine is Dr. Charlu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0014X. Dr. Charlu is board certified in pain medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dmand AI has Dr. Charlu's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Iowa, Illinois and Washington.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional pain medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
- Pain medicine (physical medicine and rehabilitation), Iowa
- Illinois license
- Washington license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arthritis, back pain injection, drug use disorders, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, joint pain, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and neck pain and spine problems among the conditions Dr. Charlu treats.
Interventional pain medicine physicians near Dr. Charlu
Counts of interventional pain medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Balaji S. Charlu billed Medicare for 35,951 services in 2024
CMS data shows 35,951 Medicare services from Dr. Charlu across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 955 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $393,891 for them.
Dr. Charlu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2,8622024: 33,0171054%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,1752024: 1,43522%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0012024: 9594%
- Imaging
- 2023: 3722024: 50837%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 9582024: 3297%
Where Dr. Charlu's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office35,820100%
- In a facility1310%
Dr. Charlu compared with the California median for interventional pain medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Charlu
- California median
- Medicare services
- 35,951vs 1,23229.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 955vs 2084.6 times
- Part D claims
- 1,117vs 3483.2 times
Medians across 209 interventional pain medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Charlu's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Balaji S. Charlu treated 955 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 955 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Charlu in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 423 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Charlu's median patient age at 73, with 57% women.
Dr. Charlu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Charlu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women53956%
- Men41644%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Charlu's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease30%
- Anxiety25%
- Mood disorders25%
- Depression23%
- Osteoporosis23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Charlu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Balaji S. Charlu wrote 1,212 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Charlu wrote 1,212 Medicare Part D claims for 529 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,117 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,967 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,094 claims across 17 drugs.
Dr. Charlu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,201 claims99%
- Brand-name11 claims1%
Dr. Charlu's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Charlu's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids28%336 of 1,212 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,0942024: 1,1172%
Drugs named by CMS: 15 in 2024, 17 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Balaji S. Charlu scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Charlu for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Charlu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Charlu as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Charlu's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 92of 100Final score
- 99.3of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Balaji S. Charlu received $17,818 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 138 general payments to Dr. Charlu from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $11,770.
General payments to Dr. Charlu by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Charlu by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$11,10062%
- Food and beverage$5,36930%
- Travel and lodging$1,2737%
- Education$750%
Companies that paid Dr. Charlu the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Balaji S. Charlu has 4 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Charlu, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Charlu
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- Top Doctors:LA Area
- Top Doctors:San Diego Area
- 2012
- Top Doctors:Southern California
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Balaji S. Charlu graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids
Dr. Charlu graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids in 2001.
- Medical school
- Board certified in pain medicine
- Board certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation
- Board certified in sports medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Balaji S. Charlu accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Charlu is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Charlu accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- Medicare9
- HMO6
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Balaji S. Charlu's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Balaji S. Charlu's NPI number?
Dr. Balaji S. Charlu's NPI number is 1609980432. It was assigned on August 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Balaji S. Charlu?
Dr. Balaji S. Charlu is an interventional pain medicine physician in Newport Beach, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Pain Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 208VP0014X).
Where does Dr. Balaji S. Charlu practice?
Dr. Charlu practices at 22 Corporate Plaza Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Dr. Charlu's primary practice is Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center - Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Charlu to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Balaji S. Charlu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Charlu is (949) 515-0708.
What is Dr. Balaji S. Charlu's medical license number?
Dr. Charlu holds California license A103911, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Balaji S. Charlu been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Charlu in California (2008 to 2026), Iowa (2006 to 2011), Illinois (2008 to 2011) and Washington (2008 to 2011).
Which hospitals is Dr. Balaji S. Charlu affiliated with?
Dr. Charlu is affiliated with Hoag Hospital Newport Beach.
What medical group is Dr. Balaji S. Charlu part of?
Dr. Charlu is linked to Newport Orthopedic Institute. Dmand AI links Dr. Charlu to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Balaji S. Charlu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Charlu billed Medicare for 35,951 services in 2024, and Dr. Charlu accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Balaji S. Charlu offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Charlu as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Balaji S. Charlu's MIPS score?
Dr. Charlu's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Balaji S. Charlu see?
CMS counts 955 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Charlu in 2024, with an average age of 77.
Is Dr. Balaji S. Charlu board certified?
Yes. Dr. Charlu is board certified in pain medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
What services does Dr. Balaji S. Charlu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Charlu's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), injected or infused drug (J3301) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Balaji S. Charlu go to medical school?
Dr. Charlu graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. Balaji S. Charlu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Charlu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Etodolac.
Has Dr. Balaji S. Charlu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $17,818 in general payments to Dr. Charlu from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. Balaji S. Charlu been practicing?
Dr. Charlu graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Balaji S. Charlu accept?
Dr. Charlu is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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