Dr. Varun Bhaskar, MD

Dr. Bhaskar practices at Mease Countryside Hospital in Clearwater, Florida.

Dr. Bhaskar's NPI, 1497719546, was assigned on April 14, 2006. Dr. Bhaskar graduated from Government Medical College Amritsar in 1984. Dr. Bhaskar holds Florida license ME70842.

Dr. Bhaskar's primary practice is Mease Countryside Hospital, at 3231 N McMullen Booth Rd, Clearwater, FL 33761 in Pinellas County. The practice phone is (727) 725-6111.

Dr. Bhaskar's primary practice is Mease Countryside Hospital in Clearwater, Florida. Dr. Bhaskar is also affiliated with BayCare Mease Countryside Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhaskar to 3 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

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

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Bhaskar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Bhaskar is board certified in pulmonary disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bhaskar's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, pleural effusion, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary heart disease and sleep apnea among the conditions Dr. Bhaskar treats.

CMS data shows 4,341 Medicare services from Dr. Bhaskar across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 570 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $465,063 for them.

CMS counts 570 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhaskar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 213 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.24, 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. Bhaskar's median patient age at 79, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bhaskar wrote 265 Medicare Part D claims for 50 patients. 37% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 219 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $267,204 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 226 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Bhaskar for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Bhaskar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Bhaskar, published from 2013 to 2021. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Models, Molecular, Protein Binding and RNA-Binding Proteins.

CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Bhaskar from 7 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $203.

Dr. Bhaskar graduated from Government Medical College Amritsar in 1984.

Dr. Bhaskar is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.