Dr. Amandeep Bhalla, MD

Dr. Bhalla practices at Surgery Center of Long Beach in Long Beach, California.

Dr. Bhalla's NPI, 1972814069, was assigned on June 23, 2010. Dr. Bhalla graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2010. Dr. Bhalla holds California license A120313.

Dr. Bhalla's primary practice is Surgery Center of Long Beach, at 2880 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 988-9566.

Dr. Bhalla's primary practice is Surgery Center of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Dr. Bhalla is also affiliated with Long Beach Medical Center. The medical group on file is Commons Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhalla to 2 more group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bhalla practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Bhalla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Bhalla is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Bhalla's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Massachusetts.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, back pain injection, bursitis, joint pain, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems, scoliosis and spinal fusion among the conditions Dr. Bhalla treats.

CMS data shows 2,760 Medicare services from Dr. Bhalla across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 536 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $302,815 for them.

CMS counts 536 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhalla in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 249 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bhalla's median patient age at 69, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bhalla wrote 322 Medicare Part D claims for 138 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 252 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,508 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 108 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Bhalla for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Bhalla accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 78 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Bhalla, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Bhalla, published from 2015 to 2019. 2015 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Lumbar Vertebrae, Decompression, Surgical and Neurosurgical Procedures. Dr. Bhalla has published most often in Spine J. Dr. Bhalla's most frequent co-authors are Christopher M. Bono, MD, Kevin William Rolfe, MD and Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 907 general payments to Dr. Bhalla from 44 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Acquisitions make up the largest share, 78% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $1,525,261.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Bhalla, most recently Clasped Hands Award for Outstanding Service in 2004.

Dr. Bhalla graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2010.

Dr. Bhalla is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.