Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju, MD

  • Weslaco, TX
  • Internist
NPI1518991447PAC ID7416909965
Medicare services, 2024
4,670
Medicare patients, 2024
777
Part D claims, 2024
2,602
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
1315 E 6th St Ste 6, Weslaco, TX 78596
Practice phone
Call (956) 565-2727
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Primary practice

Knapp Medical Group

Urgent Care - Additional Location · Weslaco, Texas

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Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju is an internist in Weslaco, Texas

Dr. Bhadriraju practices at Knapp Medical Group in Weslaco, Texas.

Dr. Bhadriraju's NPI, 1518991447, was assigned on July 10, 2006. Dr. Bhadriraju graduated from Andhra Medical College NTR in 1990. Dr. Bhadriraju holds Texas license N3498.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7416909965
NPI enumeration date
July 10, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(956) 565-2727
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
62
Medical school graduation
1990

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

Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju practices at Knapp Medical Group in Weslaco, Texas

Dr. Bhadriraju's primary practice is Knapp Medical Group, at 1315 E 6th St Ste 6, Weslaco, TX 78596. The practice phone is (956) 565-2727.

  • Knapp Medical Group
    1315 E 6th St Ste 6, Weslaco, TX 78596Phone(956) 565-2727

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Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju is affiliated with 12 sites of care and 6 medical groups

Dr. Bhadriraju's primary practice is Knapp Medical Group in Weslaco, Texas. Dr. Bhadriraju is also affiliated with Knapp Medical Center. The medical group on file is HNI Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhadriraju to 4 more hospitals, 5 group practices and clinics, 5 medical groups and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account. Dr. Bhadriraju's employer is on file too: an urgent care center.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bhadriraju practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Knapp Medical GroupAvailable with a free account
+11 more sites and 5 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju is one of 8,437 internists in Texas

Internal medicine is Dr. Bhadriraju's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Bhadriraju is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bhadriraju's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, North Carolina and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, TexasPrimaryLicense N3498 · 2009 to 2026 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • North Carolina license2008 to 2013
  • Michigan license2001 to 2011

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute diabetes, acute gastroduodenitis, acute respiratory failure, acute sinusitis, anemia, aneurysm and anxiety among the conditions Dr. Bhadriraju treats.

Internists near Dr. Bhadriraju

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

Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju billed Medicare for 4,670 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,670 Medicare services from Dr. Bhadriraju across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 777 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $403,689 for them.

Medicare services, 20244,670
Medicare patients777
Paid by Medicare$403,689
Procedure codes17

Dr. Bhadriraju's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3,0172024: 4,35344%
Other services
2023: 1002024: 287187%
Surgery
2023: 1122024: 3073%
Tests and treatments
2023: 182024: 0100%

Where Dr. Bhadriraju's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office69215%
  • In a facility3,97885%

Dr. Bhadriraju compared with the Texas median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Bhadriraju
  • Texas median
Medicare services
4,670vs 5398.7 times
Medicare patients
777vs 1904.1 times
Part D claims
1,972vs 2896.8 times

Medians across 7,794 internists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bhadriraju's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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

Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju treated 777 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 777 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhadriraju in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 250 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 40% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.91, 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. Bhadriraju's median patient age at 59, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024777
Average age75
Average risk score2.91
Also on Medicaid40%

Dr. Bhadriraju's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Bhadriraju's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women41553%
  • Men36247%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bhadriraju's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes66%
  4. Chronic kidney disease58%
  5. Ischemic heart disease50%
  6. Arthritis49%
  7. Heart failure43%
  8. Mood disorders40%

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

Dr. Bhadriraju's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju wrote 2,602 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bhadriraju wrote 2,602 Medicare Part D claims for 300 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,972 of them, across 60 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $194,545 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,557 claims across 74 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,602
Drugs named by CMS60
Total drug cost$194,545
Part D patients300

Dr. Bhadriraju's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,234 claims86%
  • Brand-name342 claims13%
  • Other26 claims1%

Dr. Bhadriraju'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bhadriraju's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%43 of 2,602 claims
  • Antibiotics4%97 of 2,602 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2,5572024: 1,97223%

Drugs named by CMS: 60 in 2024, 74 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

Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Bhadriraju accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bhadriraju as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Bhadriraju in 2006. Dr. Bhadriraju's most frequent co-author is Satish Bhadriraju, MD.

Papers1

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Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju received $841 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Bhadriraju from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $135.

General payments to Dr. Bhadriraju by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Bhadriraju the most, 2016 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

Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Bhadriraju, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Bhadriraju

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju graduated from Andhra Medical College NTR

Dr. Bhadriraju graduated from Andhra Medical College NTR in 1990.

  1. Medical schoolAndhra Medical College NTR
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers

Dr. Bhadriraju is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +15 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Bhadriraju accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO13
  2. HMO12
  3. Medicare10
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju's NPI number?

Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju's NPI number is 1518991447. It was assigned on July 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju?

Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju is an internist in Weslaco, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju practice?

Dr. Bhadriraju practices at 1315 E 6th St Ste 6, Weslaco, TX 78596. Dr. Bhadriraju's primary practice is Knapp Medical Group in Weslaco, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhadriraju to 4 hospitals, 5 group practices and clinics, 5 medical groups and 1 skilled nursing facility.

What is Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bhadriraju is (956) 565-2727.

What is Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju's medical license number?

Dr. Bhadriraju holds Texas license N3498, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bhadriraju in Texas (2009 to 2026), North Carolina (2008 to 2013) and Michigan (2001 to 2011).

Which hospitals is Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju affiliated with?

Dr. Bhadriraju is affiliated with Knapp Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Bhadriraju to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju part of?

Dr. Bhadriraju is linked to HNI Healthcare. Dmand AI links Dr. Bhadriraju to 5 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bhadriraju billed Medicare for 4,670 services in 2024, and Dr. Bhadriraju accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Bhadriraju as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju see?

CMS counts 777 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhadriraju in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju board certified?

Yes. Dr. Bhadriraju is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bhadriraju's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99223) and hospital inpatient care (99239).

Where did Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju go to medical school?

Dr. Bhadriraju graduated from Andhra Medical College NTR in 1990.

What drugs does Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bhadriraju's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Lisinopril and Levothyroxine Sodium.

Has Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $841 in general payments to Dr. Bhadriraju from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju been practicing?

Dr. Bhadriraju graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.

Does Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Bhadriraju.

Who does Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju publish with?

Dr. Bhadriraju's most frequent co-authors are Satish Bhadriraju, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju accept?

Dr. Bhadriraju is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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