Physician

Kunal Bhikhalal Tank, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Kunal Tank, M.D. (NPI: 1437479235) practices psychiatry in the Columbus, GA-AL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Russell, AL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is EAST ALABAMA MENTAL HEALTH-MENTAL RETARDATION BOARD INCORPOR (NPI: 1336169606; TIN: 63-0417878) and primary practice location at 36869-6821.

Tank's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 58 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,739 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $17,375 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 2,924 prescription claims across 282 beneficiaries totaling $1,064,322 in drug costs, led by Invega Trinza (Paliperidone Palmitate). Open Payments data shows 2 records totaling $44. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has fallen sharply in recent years, from $49,497 to $17,375. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $66,533 to $1,064,322. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$94K$188K2015 Medicare payment: $49,497 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $50,976 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $188,022 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $82,069 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $8,534 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $4,847 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $4,195 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $2,769 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $17,375 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015266646$49,497
2016318772$50,976
20173992,823$188,022
20182521,173$82,069
2019N/RN/RN/R
202031113$8,534
202150142$4,847
202250150$4,195
202349110$2,769
2024582,739$17,375

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$561K$1.1M2015 Drug cost: $66,533 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $161,795 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $165,526 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $251,315 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $20,769 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $22,652 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $624,992 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $925,262 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,121,786 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,064,322 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151701,241$66,533
20162532,894$161,795
20173431,523$165,526
20182061,390$251,315
201921132$20,769
202074393$22,652
20212261,999$624,992
20222252,374$925,262
20232662,577$1,121,786
20242822,924$1,064,322

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more1516$62
99212Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more48138$20

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Invega TrinzaPaliperidone Palmitate322,766$245,876
Invega SustennaPaliperidone Palmitate601,680$185,646
IngrezzaValbenazine Tosylate24717$184,433
AustedoDeutetrabenazine19570$176,068
VraylarCariprazine Hcl19570$30,298

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.2$44Indivior Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Kunal Bhikhalal Tank, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Kunal Bhikhalal Tank, M.D. (NPI 1437479235), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Kunal Bhikhalal Tank, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Kunal Bhikhalal Tank, M.D.?

Kunal Bhikhalal Tank, M.D. is linked to EAST ALABAMA MENTAL HEALTH-MENTAL RETARDATION BOARD INCORPOR (billing NPI 1336169606) in the available physician profile data.

Does Kunal Bhikhalal Tank, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Kunal Bhikhalal Tank, M.D. has 2 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.