Dr. Vikas Bhalla, MD

Dr. Bhalla practices at BHS Physicians Network, Inc in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Bhalla's NPI, 1467609446, was assigned on August 21, 2008. Dr. Bhalla graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1997. Dr. Bhalla holds Texas license T4713.

Dr. Bhalla's primary practice is BHS Physicians Network, Inc, at 1935 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78217 in Bexar County. The practice phone is (207) 323-7336.

Dr. Bhalla's primary practice is BHS Physicians Network, Inc in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Bhalla is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center. The medical group on file is Surgical Oncology Associates of South Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhalla to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bhalla practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Bhalla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dmand AI has Dr. Bhalla's licenses on file in 5 states: Texas, Florida, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiomyopathy, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, chronic skin ulcer, coronary artery disease, heart attack and heart failure among the conditions Dr. Bhalla treats.

CMS data shows 2,922 Medicare services from Dr. Bhalla across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 355 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $245,285 for them.

CMS counts 355 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhalla in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 124 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.97, 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. Bhalla's median patient age at 72, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bhalla wrote 2,056 Medicare Part D claims for 331 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,927 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $349,108 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,254 claims across 23 drugs.

Dr. Bhalla accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 46 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Bhalla, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 65 papers to Dr. Bhalla, published from 2004 to 2021. 2016 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Heart Failure, Natriuretic Peptide, Brain and Echocardiography. Dr. Bhalla has published most often in Int J Cardiol. Dr. Bhalla's most frequent co-authors are Alan Maisel, MD, Vincent Michael Figueredo, MD and Meenakshi Awasthi Bhalla, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 240 general payments to Dr. Bhalla from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $105,250.

Dr. Bhalla graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1997.

Dr. Bhalla is in network with 25 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.