Dr. Brajesh Bhatla, MD

Dr. Bhatla practices at US Renal Care North Harlingen Dialysis in Harlingen, Texas.

Dr. Bhatla's NPI, 1821045600, was assigned on May 27, 2006. Dr. Bhatla graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1985. Dr. Bhatla's Texas license number on file is J9973.

Dr. Bhatla's primary practice is US Renal Care North Harlingen Dialysis, at 4402 Sesame S Dr, Harlingen, TX 78550 in Cameron County. The practice phone is (726) 800-7182.

Dr. Bhatla's primary practice is US Renal Care North Harlingen Dialysis in Harlingen, Texas. Dr. Bhatla is also affiliated with Valley Baptist Medical Center - Harlingen. The medical group on file is Kidney & Hypertension Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhatla to 3 more hospitals, 5 dialysis centers 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. Bhatla practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Bhatla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Bhatla is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bhatla's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Iowa.

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, gout, hypercalcemia and parathyroid gland disorder among the conditions Dr. Bhatla treats.

CMS data shows 9,634 Medicare services from Dr. Bhatla across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 624 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $705,931 for them.

CMS counts 624 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhatla in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 196 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 41% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.28, 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. Bhatla's median patient age at 70, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bhatla wrote 8,484 Medicare Part D claims for 913 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,997 of them, across 104 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,903,349 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,790 claims across 97 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Bhatla for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bhatla accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Bhatla. The most frequent topics are Liver Abscess, Amebic, Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory and Creatinine. Dr. Bhatla has published most often in Adv Perit Dial.

CMS Open Payments shows 387 general payments to Dr. Bhatla from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Relypsa, Inc. paid the most, $1,321.

Dr. Bhatla graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1985.

Dr. Bhatla is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.