Dr. Serena Bhela, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,815
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 619
- Part D claims, 2024
- 928
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 96
- Practice address
- 2222 East St, Concord, CA 94520
- Practice phone
- Call (925) 691-5000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Premier Surgery Center
Concord, California
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Dr. Serena Bhela is a nephrologist in Concord, California
Dr. Bhela practices at Premier Surgery Center in Concord, California.
Dr. Bhela's NPI, 1275873812, was assigned on February 19, 2013. Dr. Bhela graduated from St. George's Hospital Medical School in 2013. Dr. Bhela holds California license A150813.
- NPI
- 1275873812NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8820343445
- NPI enumeration date
- February 19, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (925) 691-5000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Serena Bhela practices at Premier Surgery Center in Concord, California
Dr. Bhela's primary practice is Premier Surgery Center, at 2222 East St, Concord, CA 94520 in Contra Costa County. The practice phone is (925) 691-5000.
- Premier Surgery Center2222 East St, Concord, CA 94520 · Contra Costa CountyPhone(925) 691-5000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Serena Bhela is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Bhela's primary practice is Premier Surgery Center in Concord, California. Dr. Bhela is also affiliated with Concord Medical Center. The medical group on file is West County Adult Mental Health Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhela to 3 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 2 dialysis centers, 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. Serena Bhela's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bhela practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Premier Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +10 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Serena Bhela is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California
Nephrology is Dr. Bhela's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Bhela is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Bhela is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, aneurysm, bladder disease, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cirrhosis of the liver and coronary artery disease among the conditions Dr. Bhela treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Bhela
Counts of nephrologists 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. Serena Bhela billed Medicare for 2,815 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,815 Medicare services from Dr. Bhela across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 619 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $266,581 for them.
Dr. Bhela's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,5172024: 2,06836%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 475
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1422024: 27292%
Where Dr. Bhela's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,63258%
- In a facility1,18342%
Dr. Bhela compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Bhela
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,815vs 1,0842.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 619vs 3072.0 times
- Part D claims
- 760vs 95520% below
Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bhela'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. Serena Bhela treated 619 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 619 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhela in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 233 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 42% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.63, 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. Bhela's median patient age at 72, with 44% women.
Dr. Bhela's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Bhela's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women28546%
- Men33454%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bhela's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes61%
- Heart failure54%
- Ischemic heart disease52%
- Arthritis45%
- Atrial fibrillation40%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bhela's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Serena Bhela wrote 928 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bhela wrote 928 Medicare Part D claims for 208 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 760 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $187,072 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 622 claims across 14 drugs.
Dr. Bhela's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic691 claims74%
- Brand-name237 claims26%
Dr. Bhela'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. Bhela's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%19 of 928 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: 6222024: 76022%
Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 14 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. Serena Bhela scored 96 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Bhela for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bhela accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bhela as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Bhela's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 96of 100Final score
- 77.3of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 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. Serena Bhela has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Bhela in 2019. Dr. Bhela's most frequent co-authors are Amarpali Brar, MD, Ankita K. Patel, MD and Moro O. Salifu, MD.
Dr. Bhela's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Bhela
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Serena Bhela received $2,962 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 131 general payments to Dr. Bhela from 25 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $572.
General payments to Dr. Bhela by program year, 2018 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Bhela the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Serena Bhela graduated from St. George's Hospital Medical School
Dr. Bhela graduated from St. George's Hospital Medical School in 2013.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in nephrology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Serena Bhela accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Bhela is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Kaiser Permanente
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Bhela accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO9
- HMO7
- POS6
- EPO5
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Serena Bhela'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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Serena Bhela's NPI number?
Dr. Serena Bhela's NPI number is 1275873812. It was assigned on February 19, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Serena Bhela?
Dr. Serena Bhela is a nephrologist in Concord, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Serena Bhela practice?
Dr. Bhela practices at 2222 East St, Concord, CA 94520. Dr. Bhela's primary practice is Premier Surgery Center in Concord, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhela to 3 hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 2 dialysis centers.
What is Dr. Serena Bhela's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bhela is (925) 691-5000.
What is Dr. Serena Bhela's medical license number?
Dr. Bhela holds California license A150813.
Which hospitals is Dr. Serena Bhela affiliated with?
Dr. Bhela is affiliated with Concord Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Bhela to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Serena Bhela part of?
Dr. Bhela is linked to West County Adult Mental Health Services. Dmand AI links Dr. Bhela to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Serena Bhela accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bhela billed Medicare for 2,815 services in 2024, and Dr. Bhela accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Serena Bhela offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Bhela as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Serena Bhela's MIPS score?
Dr. Bhela's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 96 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Serena Bhela see?
CMS counts 619 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhela in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Serena Bhela board certified?
Yes. Dr. Bhela is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Serena Bhela bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bhela's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).
Where did Dr. Serena Bhela go to medical school?
Dr. Bhela graduated from St. George's Hospital Medical School in 2013.
What drugs does Dr. Serena Bhela prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bhela's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lisinopril, Furosemide and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Serena Bhela received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,962 in general payments to Dr. Bhela from 25 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Serena Bhela been practicing?
Dr. Bhela graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
Does Dr. Serena Bhela do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Bhela.
Who does Dr. Serena Bhela publish with?
Dr. Bhela's most frequent co-authors are Amarpali Brar, MD (1 shared paper), Ankita K. Patel, MD (1 shared paper) and Moro O. Salifu, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Serena Bhela accept?
Dr. Bhela is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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