Dr. Munish Bhalla, MD

Dr. Bhalla practices at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida, part of Lee Health System.

Dr. Bhalla's NPI, 1851328363, was assigned on June 28, 2006. Dr. Bhalla graduated from Saba University School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Bhalla holds Florida license ME103127.

Dr. Bhalla's primary practice is Gulf Coast Medical Center, at 13681 Doctors Way, Fort Myers, FL 33912 in Lee County. The practice phone is (239) 343-1000.

Dr. Bhalla's primary practice is Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida, part of Lee Health System. Dr. Bhalla is also affiliated with Lee Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Millennium Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhalla to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bhalla practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Bhalla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Bhalla is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bhalla's licenses on file in 12 states: Florida, Colorado, Ohio, Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee and Texas.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute respiratory failure, acute stomach ulcer, anemia, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bile duct problems and bone infection among the conditions Dr. Bhalla treats.

CMS data shows 2,338 Medicare services from Dr. Bhalla across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 556 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $208,590 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 556 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhalla in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 236 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.92, 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. Bhalla's median patient age at 76, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bhalla wrote 579 Medicare Part D claims for 288 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 267 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,808 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 280 claims across 14 drugs.

Dr. Bhalla accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Bhalla from 5 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $531.

Dr. Bhalla graduated from Saba University School of Medicine in 2003.

Dr. Bhalla is in network with 15 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.