Dr. Biju Gopalakrishnan, MD

Dr. Gopalakrishnan practices at PIH Health Physicians in Whittier, California.

Dr. Gopalakrishnan's NPI, 1558899351, was assigned on May 24, 2017. Dr. Gopalakrishnan holds Rhode Island license MD17421.

Dr. Gopalakrishnan's primary practice is PIH Health Physicians, at 12522 E Lambert Rd, Whittier, CA 90606 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 789-5420.

Dr. Gopalakrishnan's primary practice is PIH Health Physicians in Whittier, California. Dr. Gopalakrishnan is also affiliated with PIH Health Whittier Hospital. The medical group on file is PIH Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gopalakrishnan to 3 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. Gopalakrishnan practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Gopalakrishnan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Gopalakrishnan is licensed in Rhode Island.

CMS data shows 366 Medicare services from Dr. Gopalakrishnan across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 184 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $30,325 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 184 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gopalakrishnan in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 85 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 75% have parkinson's disease. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.50, 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. Gopalakrishnan's median patient age at 72, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Gopalakrishnan wrote 1,546 Medicare Part D claims for 240 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,398 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $300,455 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,082 claims across 17 drugs.

Dr. Gopalakrishnan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Gopalakrishnan as offering telehealth.

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Gopalakrishnan from 6 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Insightec,inc paid the most, $134.