Physician

Abiram Bala, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Abiram Bala, MD (NPI: 1457715963) practices orthopedic surgery in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Los Angeles, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP (NPI: 1134151657; TIN: 951750445) and primary practice location at 90027-5969.

Bala's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 15 traditional Medicare patients, billed 24 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $5,797 in Medicare payments. Part D data shows 117 prescription claims across 69 beneficiaries totaling $2,263 in drug costs, led by Meloxicam (Meloxicam). 2023 DME data shows 59 claims. Open Payments data shows 2 records totaling $167. 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 has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $166 to $2,263. 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$92K$184K2021 Medicare payment: $12,085 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $37,384 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $184,491 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $5,797 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
20215353$12,085
2022141272$37,384
20233702,168$184,491
20241524$5,797

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$3.9K$7.9K2018 Drug cost: $166 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,617 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $565 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $479 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $281 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $7,885 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $2,263 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
20181717$166
20195378$1,617
20201619$565
2021N/R29$479
20222356$281
2023174514$7,885
202469117$2,263

DME Billing Trend

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

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$8.1K$16K2023 Medicare payment: $16,161 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
20235959$16,161
2024N/RN/RN/R

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Part B summary data is connected for 2024, but public code-level payment amounts are not available, so a Top 5 by total payments cannot be shown.

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
MeloxicamMeloxicam531,620$281
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl23125$217

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$167Zimmer Biomet Holdings, 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 Abiram Bala, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Abiram Bala, MD (NPI 1457715963), 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 Abiram Bala, MD have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Abiram Bala, MD?

Abiram Bala, MD is linked to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP (billing NPI 1134151657) in the available physician profile data.

Does Abiram Bala, MD have Open Payments data?

Abiram Bala, MD has 2 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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