Dr. Vanitha Bala, MD

Dr. Bala practices at Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Pinecroft, LLC - HOPD in The Woodlands, Texas.

Dr. Bala's NPI, 1386662351, was assigned on July 18, 2006. Dr. Bala graduated from Mysore Medical College in 1992. Dr. Bala's Texas license number on file is Q0405.

Dr. Bala's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Pinecroft, LLC - HOPD, at 9305 Pinecroft Dr, The Woodlands, TX 77380.

Dr. Bala's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Pinecroft, LLC - HOPD in The Woodlands, Texas. Dr. Bala is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is Memorial Hermann Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bala to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office 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. Bala practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Bala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Bala is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bala's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Virginia, Georgia and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver and gastroenteritis among the conditions Dr. Bala treats.

CMS data shows 1,059 Medicare services from Dr. Bala across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 373 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $101,008 for them.

CMS counts 373 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 212 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.50, 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. Bala's median patient age at 57, with 72% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bala wrote 1,451 Medicare Part D claims for 465 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,333 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $112,070 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 897 claims across 14 drugs.

Dr. Bala accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bala as offering telehealth. CMS counts 78 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Bala, more than 71% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Bala, published from 2008 to 2009.

CMS Open Payments shows 224 general payments to Dr. Bala from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,730.

Dr. Bala graduated from Mysore Medical College in 1992.

Dr. Bala is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.