Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Bala Krishna Bhat, MD

Internal Medicine · ARROYO GRANDE, CA · NPI 1780603514

Profile state: partd only Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in 2025.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

No payment-linked product analysis is available because no matching General Payment records were found for the selected year.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

There is no explicit payment-product set available for a Part D comparison.

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

There is no payer-company set available for this comparison.

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

Brand	Generic	Claims	Beneficiaries
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	1035	188
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	832	119
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	814	145
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	777	132
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	678	155
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	662	148
Furosemide	Furosemide	585	80
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	497	76
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	433	83
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	379	39
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	370	85
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	336	35
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	331	77
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	329	53
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	312	42
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	289	43
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	283	36
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	275	41
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	266	50
Baclofen	Baclofen	259	33
Glipizide	Glipizide	251	29
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	249	43
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	235	23
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	221	49
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	210	33
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	208	41
Eliquis	Apixaban	195	24
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	193	13
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	188	40
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	187	54
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	179	30
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	174	11
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	173	70
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	172	35
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	164	27
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	148	27
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	144	34
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	140	18
Ozempic	Semaglutide	138	18
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	135	14
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	127	26
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	125	36
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	120	25
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	118	19
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	115	19
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	113	22
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	109	42
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	104	27
Atenolol	Atenolol	100	26
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	98	20
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	94	19
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	91	12
Prednisone	Prednisone	89	36
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	89	22
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	88	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	86	13
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	81	23
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	78	16
Diazepam	Diazepam	77	20
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	77	26
Topiramate	Topiramate	77	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	76	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	75	20
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	71	13
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	70	27
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	70	22
Finasteride	Finasteride	68	20
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	68	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	66	suppressed
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	66	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	66	18
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	64	22
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	64	20
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	63	12
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	63	17
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	63	11
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	62	16
Digoxin	Digoxin	61	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	61	17
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	58	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	58	16
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	57	21
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	57	48
Metolazone	Metolazone	57	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	57	29
Janumet	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	56	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	55	suppressed
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	55	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	54	17
Paliperidone Er	Paliperidone	52	suppressed
Zonisamide	Zonisamide	52	suppressed
Enulose	Lactulose	50	suppressed
Eplerenone	Eplerenone	50	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	49	37
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	49	19
Novolog Flexpen	Insulin Aspart	48	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	46	15
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	46	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	43	38
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	43	19
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	42	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	42	12
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	41	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	40	12
Famotidine	Famotidine	40	13
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	36	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	36	19
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	35	16
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	35	16
Lactulose	Lactulose	35	21
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	34	suppressed
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	32	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	31	11
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	31	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	31	13
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	30	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	30	15
Estradiol	Estradiol	29	11
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	29	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	29	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	27	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	27	suppressed
Procto-Med Hc	Hydrocortisone	27	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	27	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	26	suppressed
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	26	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	26	suppressed
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	25	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	25	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	24	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	24	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	23	suppressed
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	23	suppressed
Shingrix	Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf	23	22
Constulose	Lactulose	21	suppressed
Gemtesa	Vibegron	21	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	21	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	21	suppressed
Unifine Safecontrol Pen Needle	Pen Needle,dual Safety,diabetc	21	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	20	11
Pentoxifylline	Pentoxifylline	20	suppressed
Dapagliflozin	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	19	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	19	11
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	19	suppressed
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine	19	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	18	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	18	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	18	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	18	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	17	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	17	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	17	suppressed
Novofine Autocover	Pen Needle, Diabetic, Safety	17	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	17	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	16	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	16	suppressed
Droplet Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	16	suppressed
Dilt-Xr	Diltiazem Hcl	15	suppressed
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	15	suppressed
Incruse Ellipta	Umeclidinium Bromide	15	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	15	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	15	15
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	15	suppressed
Betamethasone Dipropionate	Betamethasone Dipropionate	14	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	14	suppressed
Estradiol (Once Weekly)	Estradiol	14	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	14	suppressed
Fluticasone Propionate Hfa	Fluticasone Propionate	14	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	14	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	14	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	14	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	14	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	14	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	14	12
Testosterone	Testosterone	14	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	14	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	14	suppressed
Victoza 3-Pak	Liraglutide	14	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	13	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	13	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	13	suppressed
Epinephrine	Epinephrine	13	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	13	suppressed
Invokana	Canagliflozin	13	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	13	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	13	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-200	Insulin Degludec	13	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	12	suppressed
Comfort Ez Insulin Syringe	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	12	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	12	suppressed
Metronidazole	Metronidazole	12	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	12	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	12	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	12	suppressed
Xifaxan	Rifaximin	12	suppressed
Ziprasidone Hcl	Ziprasidone Hcl	12	suppressed
Clotrimazole	Clotrimazole	11	suppressed
Lurasidone Hcl	Lurasidone Hcl	11	suppressed
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hc	Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort	11	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	11	suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100	Insulin Degludec	11	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	11	suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

Year	General Payments	Main payer	Explicit products	Company overlaps	Part D coverage
2025	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

Questions to ask

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Sources and limitations

How to read this page

Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.

Loaded source releases

Dataset	Year	Publication	Source
CMS Open Payments — General Payments	2025	2026-06-30	Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug	2024	2026-05-06	Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2	current / reference data	2026-08-10	Original source

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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