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Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla, MD
NPI1447412127PAC ID4284874025
- Publications
- 1
- Industry payments
- $423
- Affiliated sites
- 2
- Medical groups
- 2
- State licenses
- 2
- Practice address
- 5 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
- Practice phone
- Call (803) 296-2548
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Columbia, South Carolina
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Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla is a general surgeon in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Bhalla practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina.
Dr. Bhalla's NPI, 1447412127, was assigned on June 25, 2008. Dr. Bhalla graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Bhalla holds South Carolina license 440460.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1447412127NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4284874025
- NPI enumeration date
- June 25, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (803) 296-2548
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 44
- Medical school graduation
- 2008
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Bhalla's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital, at 5 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203 in Richland County. The practice phone is (803) 296-2548.
- Prisma Health Richland Hospital5 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203 · Richland CountyPhone(803) 296-2548
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Bhalla's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. The medical group on file is Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhalla to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Prisma Health Richland HospitalPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bhalla practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla is one of 506 general surgeons in South Carolina
Surgery is Dr. Bhalla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Bhalla's licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, South CarolinaPrimary
- Georgia license
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla's patients have a median age of 9
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bhalla's median patient age at 9, with 48% women.
Dr. Bhalla's patients across all payers
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Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 9
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men52%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
How Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla takes part in Medicare
Dr. Bhalla 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)
Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Bhalla in 2021. Dr. Bhalla's most frequent co-authors are Jawad Bilal, MD, Shraddha Jatwani, MD and Bella Y. Mehta, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Bhalla's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Bhalla
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla received $423 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 20 general payments to Dr. Bhalla from 7 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Kerecis Limited paid the most, $208.
General payments to Dr. Bhalla by program year, 2018 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Bhalla the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Dr. Bhalla graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2008.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla's NPI number?
Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla's NPI number is 1447412127. It was assigned on June 25, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla?
Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla is a general surgeon in Columbia, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla practice?
Dr. Bhalla practices at 5 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203. Dr. Bhalla's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhalla to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bhalla is (803) 296-2548.
What is Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla's medical license number?
Dr. Bhalla holds South Carolina license 440460, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bhalla in South Carolina and Georgia.
What medical group is Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla part of?
Dr. Bhalla is linked to Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI links Dr. Bhalla to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS lists Dr. Bhalla as accepting Medicare assignment.
Where did Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla go to medical school?
Dr. Bhalla graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2008.
Has Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $423 in general payments to Dr. Bhalla from 7 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Kerecis Limited.
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How long has Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla been practicing?
Dr. Bhalla graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.
Does Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Bhalla.
Who does Dr. Varun Kumar Bhalla publish with?
Dr. Bhalla's most frequent co-authors are Jawad Bilal, MD (1 shared paper), Shraddha Jatwani, MD (1 shared paper) and Bella Y. Mehta, MD (1 shared paper).
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