JANARDHAN GRANDHE MD A MEDICAL CORPORATION

NPI 1003058637, organization, Bakersfield, CA, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

Evidence tier

documented action, then payment

Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 14, 2022.
Medicaid still paid claims in 17 later months, $268,801 in total.

score 95 of 100, rank 101, $269K at stake

Public list actions

Medicare revocation effective October 14, 2022, barred from re-enrolling until October 14, 2032

424.535(a)(12) other program termination (medicaid) and 424.535(a)(3) felonies, Part B Supplier - Clinic/Group Practice, CA

Medicare revocation effective October 14, 2022, barred from re-enrolling until October 14, 2032

424.535(a)(9) failure to report and 424.535(a)(3) felonies, DME Supplier - Physician - Anesthesiology, CA

Paid after the action

Months in which Medicaid paid claims for this provider after a public action that should have triggered a screening check. This is a record of payments, not a determination that they were improper.

list	identity check	action date	window closed	months paid after	first	last	paid after	12 months before
Medicare revocation list 424.535(a)(9) failure to report and 424.535(a)(3) felonies	Exact NPI, name verified	Oct 14, 2022	Oct 14, 2032	17	Nov 2022	Mar 2024	$269K	$1.2M

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

Name	JANARDHAN GRANDHE MD A MEDICAL CORPORATION (also CENTRAL VALLEY PAIN MANAGEMENT)
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	March 27, 2009, last updated October 25, 2023
Practice location	6401 TRUXTUN AVE, SUITE B, Bakersfield, CA 93309-0613, 661-327-9300
Authorized official	SUNDEEP GRANDHE (President)
Specialties	Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine (207LP2900X, primary, license A52798 CA)

Procedures billed

The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.

Medicaid, largest codes

code	what it is	paid	share	per patient-month	typical	rank among providers
A4595	Medicaid service code	$1.2M	41%	$16	$20 (top 5% from $62)	21st percentile
27096	Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance	$556K	18%	$137	$122 (top 5% from $510)	48th percentile
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	$213K	7%	$16	$44 (top 5% from $110)	10th percentile
E0730	Medicaid service code	$141K	5%	$51	$66 (top 5% from $236)	40th percentile
64483	Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	$121K	4%	$75	$150 (top 5% from $603)	5th percentile
64484	Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	$84K	3%	$54	$59 (top 5% from $193)	25th percentile
20552	Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles	$80K	3%	$11	$28 (top 5% from $150)	9th percentile
64493	Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	$65K	2%	$45	$125 (top 5% from $689)	6th percentile

In this area

150 providers in Kern County, CA carry an indicator in the public record, with $131.3M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 132 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 17. 1 is tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	JANARDHAN GRANDHE Bakersfield, CA, ranked 117	$174K	Listed on the CA Medicaid exclusion list and the Medicare revocation list since October 14, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 8 later months, $173,578 in total.
2	JANELE SHAFER Bakersfield, CA, ranked 737	$488K	Billed more hands-on hours than a day holds in 5 months, peaking at 36.0 hours per day across 6 billing organizations.
2	SAMANTHA ESSENBERG Bakersfield, CA, ranked 741	$386K	Billed more hands-on hours than a day holds in 2 months, peaking at 44.1 hour per day across 4 billing organizations.
2	NAVNEET KAUR Bakersfield, CA, ranked 743	$325K	Billed more hands-on hours than a day holds in 3 months, peaking at 29.4 hours per day across 3 billing organizations.
2	RIPON DEEP KAUR Bakersfield, CA, ranked 747	$235K	Billed more hands-on hours than a day holds in 1 month, peaking at 26.8 hours per day across 3 billing organizations.
3	D A HEALTH CARE SERVICES Bakersfield, CA, ranked 807	$243K	Part of provider network D1-00023, ranked 23 nationally. Medicaid dollars per patient on code G0151 ($703 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
3	KERN HOSPICE CARE, INC Bakersfield, CA, ranked 1021	$1.3M	Part of provider network D1-00019, ranked 19 nationally.
3	WESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES Bakersfield, CA, ranked 1147	$502K	Part of provider network D1-00071, ranked 71 nationally.

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