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- 5413 Crenshaw Rd, 400, Pasadena, TX 77505
About Dr. Bhalla
Karan S. Bhalla, MD practices cardiovascular disease in Pasadena, TX. Karan is also listed as specializing in interventional cardiology. According to Medicare claims data, Karan cared for 5,785 Medicare patients across 10,343 services. The services billed most often include injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg, established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, and evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407902794.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (713) 943-2800
- Email not available
Practice Locations
5413 CRENSHAW RD 400
Pasadena, TX 77505
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Cardiovascular Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Specialized cardiovascular care
Most searched conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
Symptoms and functional disorders
Valve and structural heart
Vascular and risk factors
Artery & vascular
Heart inflammation
Heart muscle
Heart valves
Vascular disease
Procedures & services
Advanced imaging
- Cardiac computed tomography
- Coronary artery calcium scan
- Transesophageal echocardiogram
- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- Nuclear cardiac stress imaging
Catheter-based diagnosis and treatment
Heart & circulation
Life Support
Office and noninvasive testing
- Cardiology consultation
- Exercise stress test
- Pharmacologic cardiac stress test
- Stress echocardiogram
- Transthoracic echocardiogram
- Ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring
Structural heart
Most searched procedures
Consultations
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostics
Heart devices
- Biventricular Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- Implantable Loop Recorder (Cardiac Monitor Implant)
Heart imaging
Heart procedures
Heart rhythm procedures
Imaging
Implants
Recovery & rehabilitation
Vascular imaging
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
10,343 services · 5,785 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | Imaging | 78431 |
465 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | Imaging | 78434 |
464 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Imaging | 76937 |
98 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Treatment | 93298 |
931 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
575 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
574 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Treatment | 93015 |
505 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Treatment | 93880 |
349 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Treatment | 93970 |
330 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | Treatment | 93297 |
281 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other cardiologists at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 1
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 30 related providers in 4 groups
Other cardiologists in Pasadena 7
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1998 at Other 7
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan 8
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Bhalla specialize in?
Dr. Bhalla is a cardiologist in Pasadena, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Cardiovascular Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Bhalla located?
Dr. Bhalla is listed at 5413 Crenshaw Rd 400, Pasadena, TX 77505. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Bhalla's phone number?
The number on file is (713) 943-2800. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Bhalla's NPI number?
Dr. Bhalla's National Provider Identifier is 1407902794. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Bhalla go to medical school?
Dr. Bhalla attended Other, graduating in 1998. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Bhalla been practicing?
Dr. Bhalla has 28 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1998, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Bhalla do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Bhalla performs imaging including nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan and nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet; provides treatments such as evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days and ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Bhalla confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Bhalla. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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