Shyam Sundar Bhupalam, MBBS

  • Duluth, MN
  • Nephrologist
NPI1124078332PAC ID2163334806
Medicare services, 2024
501
Medicare patients, 2024
150
Part D claims, 2024
636
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$1,666
Practice address
1001 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802
Practice phone
Call (218) 262-6267
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Primary practice

Fresenius Medical Care of Hibbing

Duluth, Minnesota

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Shyam Sundar Bhupalam is a nephrologist in Duluth, Minnesota

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam practices at Fresenius Medical Care of Hibbing in Duluth, Minnesota.

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's NPI, 1124078332, was assigned on May 10, 2006. Shyam Sundar Bhupalam holds Minnesota license 70714.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2163334806
NPI enumeration date
May 10, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(218) 262-6267
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
74
Medical school graduation
1978

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

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam practices at Fresenius Medical Care of Hibbing in Duluth, Minnesota

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's primary practice is Fresenius Medical Care of Hibbing, at 1001 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802 in Saint Louis County. The practice phone is (218) 262-6267.

  • Fresenius Medical Care of Hibbing
    1001 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802 · Saint Louis CountyPhone(218) 262-6267

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

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's primary practice is Fresenius Medical Care of Hibbing in Duluth, Minnesota. Shyam Sundar Bhupalam is also affiliated with Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D). The medical group on file is Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic. Dmand AI also links Shyam Sundar Bhupalam to 4 more hospitals, 4 medical groups and 3 dialysis centers, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Fresenius Medical Care of HibbingAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Shyam Sundar Bhupalam is one of 213 nephrologists in Minnesota

Nephrology is Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dmand AI has Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's licenses on file in 3 states: Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, MinnesotaPrimaryLicense 70714 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Michigan licenseLicense 4301053592
  • Wisconsin licenseLicense 1717-320

Nephrologists near Shyam Sundar Bhupalam

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Shyam Sundar Bhupalam billed Medicare for 501 services in 2024

CMS data shows 501 Medicare services from Shyam Sundar Bhupalam across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 150 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $65,607 for them.

Medicare services, 2024501
Medicare patients150
Paid by Medicare$65,607
Procedure codes8

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 3372024: 3176%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2152024: 18414%

Where Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office26653%
  • In a facility23547%

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam compared with the Minnesota median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Shyam Sundar Bhupalam
  • Minnesota median
Medicare services
501vs 493Close to median
Medicare patients
150vs 18519% below
Part D claims
521vs 37240% above

Medians across 200 nephrologists in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam'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

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam treated 150 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 65

CMS counts 150 Medicare patients who saw Shyam Sundar Bhupalam in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 59 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 45% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 6.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's median patient age at 74, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 2024150
Average age65
Average risk score6.31
Also on Medicaid45%

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6946%
  • Men8154%

Chronic conditions among Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes64%
  5. Heart failure61%
  6. Ischemic heart disease55%
  7. Arthritis45%
  8. Mood disorders44%

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Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men54%

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

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam wrote 636 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Shyam Sundar Bhupalam wrote 636 Medicare Part D claims for 167 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 521 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $40,653 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 447 claims across 14 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024636
Drugs named by CMS16
Total drug cost$40,653
Part D patients167

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic581 claims91%
  • Brand-name55 claims9%

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

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, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4472024: 52117%

Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 14 in 2023.

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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

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Shyam Sundar Bhupalam as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Shyam Sundar Bhupalam received $1,666 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Shyam Sundar Bhupalam from 17 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 54% of the total. Vantive US Healthcare LLC paid the most, $1,078.

General payments to Shyam Sundar Bhupalam by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Shyam Sundar Bhupalam by kind, 2017 to 2025

$1.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$89654%
  • Travel and lodging$77046%

Companies that paid Shyam Sundar Bhupalam the most, 2017 to 2025

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

Sources for Shyam Sundar Bhupalam'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's NPI number?

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's NPI number is 1124078332. It was assigned on May 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Shyam Sundar Bhupalam specialize in?

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam is a nephrologist in Duluth, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Shyam Sundar Bhupalam practice?

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam practices at 1001 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802. Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's primary practice is Fresenius Medical Care of Hibbing in Duluth, Minnesota. Dmand AI also links Shyam Sundar Bhupalam to 4 hospitals, 4 medical groups and 3 dialysis centers.

What is Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Shyam Sundar Bhupalam is (218) 262-6267.

What is Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's medical license number?

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam holds Minnesota license 70714, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Shyam Sundar Bhupalam been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Shyam Sundar Bhupalam in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Which hospitals is Shyam Sundar Bhupalam affiliated with?

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam is affiliated with Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D). Dmand AI links Shyam Sundar Bhupalam to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Shyam Sundar Bhupalam part of?

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam is linked to Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic. Dmand AI links Shyam Sundar Bhupalam to 4 more medical groups.

Does Shyam Sundar Bhupalam accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Shyam Sundar Bhupalam billed Medicare for 501 services in 2024, and Shyam Sundar Bhupalam accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Shyam Sundar Bhupalam offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Shyam Sundar Bhupalam as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Shyam Sundar Bhupalam see?

CMS counts 150 Medicare patients who saw Shyam Sundar Bhupalam in 2024, with an average age of 65.

What services does Shyam Sundar Bhupalam bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's most billed Medicare services were dialysis (90962), dialysis (90961) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

What drugs does Shyam Sundar Bhupalam prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Shyam Sundar Bhupalam's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Sevelamer Carbonate and Furosemide.

Has Shyam Sundar Bhupalam received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,666 in general payments to Shyam Sundar Bhupalam from 17 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Vantive US Healthcare LLC.

How long has Shyam Sundar Bhupalam been practicing?

Shyam Sundar Bhupalam graduated from medical school in 1978, 48 years ago.

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