Dr. Prabhakar Baliga, MD

Dr. Baliga practices at MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dr. Baliga's NPI, 1255364709, was assigned on July 8, 2006. Dr. Baliga holds South Carolina license 16004.

Dr. Baliga's primary practice is MUSC University Hospital, at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (843) 792-1414.

Dr. Baliga's primary practice is MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Baliga is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Baliga to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Baliga practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Baliga's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Baliga is licensed in South Carolina.

CMS data shows 85 Medicare services from Dr. Baliga across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 80 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,841 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 80 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Baliga in 2026. The largest group is under 65, with 41 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 7.35, 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. Baliga's median patient age at 57, with 43% women.

In 2026, Dr. Baliga wrote 44 Medicare Part D claims for 17 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $41 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 30 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Baliga for performance year 2026, reported as part of a group. Dr. Baliga accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 114 papers to Dr. Baliga, published from 2010 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 14. The most frequent topics are Kidney Transplantation, Graft Survival and Graft Rejection. Dr. Baliga has published most often in J Am Coll Surg. Dr. Baliga's most frequent co-authors are Kenneth David Chavin, MD, PhD, John William McGillicuddy, MD and Charles Fitzgerald Bratton, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Baliga to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Kidney Failure, Chronic and Renal Insufficiency, Chronic.

CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Baliga from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $854.