Tarun Bhalla, M.D., PH.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Cleveland, OH
Tarun Bhalla, M.D., PH.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1346412731, issued on Mar 26, 2008. Check the license (Ohio 57.011982, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tarun Bhalla
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 57.011982 OH
283235 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195
- Phone
- (216) 444-5539
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160819000262); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Cleveland Clinic
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Wahid Aloweiwi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851211999
- Majed AlzahranyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285237073
- Jetan Badhiwala, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851027916
- Eric Baron, D.O,Neurology Physician1376719765
- Michael Benninger, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1053487421
- Adam BobakStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982540688
Verify Tarun Bhalla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 57.011982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.55
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Rochester Neurosurgery GroupRochester, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tarun Bhalla among 357 neurological surgery physician records in Ohio
Tarun Bhalla, M.D., PH.D. is one of 357 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 49% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 357 neurological surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 357 in Ohio → Every provider in Cleveland → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gene Barnett, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951053387647
- Edward Benzel, MDCleveland, OH 441951538103528
- William Bingaman, MDCleveland, OH 441951962465146
- Xiao Di, MDCleveland, OH 441951275636441
- Iain Kalfas, MDCleveland, OH 441951932165180
- Irene Katzan, MDCleveland, OH 441951891738803
- Prakash Kotagal, MDCleveland, OH 441951053350983
- Derk Krieger, MDCleveland, OH 441951720028103
Common questions
What is Tarun Bhalla, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Tarun Bhalla, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346412731, issued on Mar 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tarun Bhalla, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195. Phone: (216) 444-5539. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tarun Bhalla, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 57.011982, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tarun Bhalla, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tarun Bhalla, M.D., PH.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tarun Bhalla, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.