Dr. Vikas Bhatia, MD

Dr. Bhatia practices at Bay Area Heart Center PA in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Dr. Bhatia's NPI, 1265661532, was assigned on July 8, 2009. Dr. Bhatia graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College in 2008. Dr. Bhatia holds Florida license ME125369.

Dr. Bhatia's primary practice is Bay Area Heart Center PA, at 5398 Park N St, Saint Petersburg, FL 33709 in Pinellas County. The practice phone is (727) 544-1441.

Dr. Bhatia's primary practice is Bay Area Heart Center PA in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Bhatia is also affiliated with BayCare St. Anthony's Hospital. The medical group on file is BayCare Outpatient Imaging (Bardmoor). Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhatia to 4 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bhatia practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Bhatia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Bhatia is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bhatia's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and heart blockage among the conditions Dr. Bhatia treats.

CMS data shows 4,908 Medicare services from Dr. Bhatia across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,780 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $403,943 for them.

CMS counts 1,780 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhatia in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 658 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.44, 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. Bhatia's median patient age at 72, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bhatia wrote 2,864 Medicare Part D claims for 510 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,669 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $583,894 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,449 claims across 32 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 141 papers to Dr. Bhatia, published from 2011 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 21. The most frequent topics are India, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain. Dr. Bhatia has published most often in J Family Med Prim Care. Dr. Bhatia's most frequent co-authors are Navkaranbir S. Bajaj, MD, Ashish Bhalla, MD and Prakash Chandra Deedwania, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Bhatia to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery and Cerebral Arterial Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 56 general payments to Dr. Bhatia from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 86% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $654.

Dr. Bhatia graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College in 2008. Dr. Bhatia is a member of ACC.

Dr. Bhatia is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.