Rhea Bhargava

  • Covington, LA
  • Nephrologist
NPI1245573310PAC ID9739482639
Medicare services, 2024
56
Medicare patients, 2024
35
Part D claims, 2024
52
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$9,597
Practice address
95 Judge Tanner Blvd, Covington, LA 70433
Practice phone
Call (504) 503-4000
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Primary practice

Lakeview Regional Medical Center

Covington, Louisiana

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Rhea Bhargava is a nephrologist in Covington, Louisiana

Rhea Bhargava practices at Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Covington, Louisiana.

Rhea Bhargava's NPI, 1245573310, was assigned on March 27, 2013. Rhea Bhargava holds Louisiana license 328367.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9739482639
NPI enumeration date
March 27, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(504) 503-4000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Rhea Bhargava practices at Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Covington, Louisiana

Rhea Bhargava's primary practice is Lakeview Regional Medical Center, at 95 Judge Tanner Blvd, Covington, LA 70433 in Saint Tammany Parish. The practice phone is (504) 503-4000.

  • Lakeview Regional Medical Center
    95 Judge Tanner Blvd, Covington, LA 70433 · Saint Tammany ParishPhone(504) 503-4000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Rhea Bhargava is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Rhea Bhargava's primary practice is Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Covington, Louisiana. Rhea Bhargava is also affiliated with East Jefferson General Hospital. The medical group on file is Tulane Doctors. Dmand AI also links Rhea Bhargava to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Rhea Bhargava's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Rhea Bhargava practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Lakeview Regional Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Rhea Bhargava is one of 196 nephrologists in Louisiana

Nephrology is Rhea Bhargava's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dmand AI has Rhea Bhargava's licenses on file in 2 states: Louisiana and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, LouisianaPrimaryLicense 328367 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Massachusetts licenseLicense 268548

Nephrologists near Rhea Bhargava

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Rhea Bhargava billed Medicare for 56 services in 2024

CMS data shows 56 Medicare services from Rhea Bhargava across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 35 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,842 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202456
Medicare patients35
Paid by Medicare$3,842
Procedure codes2

Rhea Bhargava's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 682024: 5618%

Rhea Bhargava compared with the Louisiana median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Rhea Bhargava
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
56vs 61691% below
Medicare patients
35vs 21283% below
Part D claims
13vs 76998% below

Medians across 192 nephrologists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Rhea Bhargava's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Rhea Bhargava treated 35 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66

CMS counts 35 Medicare patients who saw Rhea Bhargava in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 14 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 46% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Rhea Bhargava's median patient age at 71, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 202435
Average age66
Average risk score5.21
Also on Medicaid46%

Rhea Bhargava's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Rhea Bhargava's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1337%
  • Men2263%

Chronic conditions among Rhea Bhargava's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol69%
  4. Heart failure63%
  5. Diabetes51%
  6. Atrial fibrillation46%
  7. Ischemic heart disease46%
  8. Anxiety31%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Rhea Bhargava's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men49%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Rhea Bhargava wrote 52 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Rhea Bhargava wrote 52 Medicare Part D claims for 17 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $22 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 118 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 202452
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$22
Part D patients17

Rhea Bhargava's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic44 claims85%
  • Brand-name and other8 claims15%

Rhea Bhargava's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2016 to 2017

  • 2016
  • 2017
Claims for drugs CMS names
2016: 1182017: 1389%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2017, 6 in 2016.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Rhea Bhargava takes part in Medicare

Rhea Bhargava accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Rhea Bhargava received $9,597 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 28 general payments to Rhea Bhargava from 7 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Travere Therapeutics, Inc. paid the most, $7,549.

General payments to Rhea Bhargava by program year, 2018 to 2025

General payments to Rhea Bhargava by kind, 2018 to 2025

$9.6Kin total
  • Consulting fees$5,38856%
  • Travel and lodging$2,72428%
  • Food and beverage$1,38514%
  • Education$1001%

Companies that paid Rhea Bhargava the most, 2018 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Rhea Bhargava's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Rhea Bhargava's NPI number?

Rhea Bhargava's NPI number is 1245573310. It was assigned on March 27, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Rhea Bhargava specialize in?

Rhea Bhargava is a nephrologist in Covington, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Rhea Bhargava practice?

Rhea Bhargava practices at 95 Judge Tanner Blvd, Covington, LA 70433. Rhea Bhargava's primary practice is Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Covington, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Rhea Bhargava to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Rhea Bhargava's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Rhea Bhargava is (504) 503-4000.

What is Rhea Bhargava's medical license number?

Rhea Bhargava holds Louisiana license 328367, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Rhea Bhargava been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Rhea Bhargava in Louisiana and Massachusetts.

Which hospitals is Rhea Bhargava affiliated with?

Rhea Bhargava is affiliated with East Jefferson General Hospital. Dmand AI links Rhea Bhargava to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Rhea Bhargava part of?

Rhea Bhargava is linked to Tulane Doctors.

Does Rhea Bhargava accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Rhea Bhargava billed Medicare for 56 services in 2024, and Rhea Bhargava accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Rhea Bhargava see?

CMS counts 35 Medicare patients who saw Rhea Bhargava in 2024, with an average age of 66.

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What services does Rhea Bhargava bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Rhea Bhargava's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99222).

What drugs does Rhea Bhargava prescribe most?

In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Rhea Bhargava's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Rhea Bhargava received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $9,597 in general payments to Rhea Bhargava from 7 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Travere Therapeutics, Inc.

How long has Rhea Bhargava been practicing?

Rhea Bhargava graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

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