Dr. Ashok N. Babu, MD

Dr. Babu practices at The Medical Center at Bowling Green in Bowling Green, Kentucky, part of Med Center Health.

Dr. Babu's NPI, 1316142573, was assigned on June 18, 2007. Dr. Babu graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Babu holds Tennessee license 53641.

Dr. Babu's primary practice is The Medical Center at Bowling Green, at 250 Park Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101 in Warren County. The practice phone is (270) 745-1000.

Dr. Babu's primary practice is The Medical Center at Bowling Green in Bowling Green, Kentucky, part of Med Center Health. Dr. Babu is also affiliated with Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West. The medical group on file is Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Babu to 4 more hospitals, 1 breast imaging center and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Babu practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Babu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Babu is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Babu's licenses on file in 3 states: Tennessee, Colorado and North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery among the conditions Dr. Babu treats.

CMS data shows 283 Medicare services from Dr. Babu across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 181 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $170,347 for them.

CMS counts 181 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Babu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 85 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Babu's median patient age at 69, with 30% women.

In 2024, Dr. Babu wrote 115 Medicare Part D claims for 106 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 104 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $817 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 96 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Babu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Babu as offering telehealth. CMS counts 104 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Babu, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Babu, published from 2010 to 2024. 2015 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Heart-Assist Devices, Heart Failure and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Dr. Babu has published most often in Ann Thorac Surg. Dr. Babu's most frequent co-authors are Joseph C. Cleveland, MD, Martin R. Zamora, MD and Amrut V. Ambardekar, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 276 general payments to Dr. Babu from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 37% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $82,668.

Dr. Babu graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 2002.

Dr. Babu is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.