Varalakshmi V Bandaru, MD
Internal Medicine · Richmond
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 4
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 6
Offices
6 locations · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
4 plans · 1 carrier
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| Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P2 (HMO D-SNP) | Kaiser Permanente | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P23 (HMO D-SNP) | Kaiser Permanente | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Basic Santa Clara (HMO) | Kaiser Permanente | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Enhanced Santa Clara (HMO) | Kaiser Permanente | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 66% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.258, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.258 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.3 (0.22 to 2.37) · 181 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.89 (0.43 to 1.34) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.2 · 27 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.6 · 271 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 2,952 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.04 to 0.5) · 894 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 908 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.19 (0.67 to 5.72) · 176 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.63 (0 to 3.34) · 61 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.23 (0.53 to 3.92) · 168 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.11 (0 to 17.58) · 68 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.85 (0.67 to 9.03) · 63 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 51 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.43 (0 to 1.53) · 630 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4 · 48 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.843 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.88 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.611 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15 · 171 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.9 · 571 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 147.1 · 28 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21 · 639 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.6 · 48 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 157 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
What patients said (1,294 patients answered, 21% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 71% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 70% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 54% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 85% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 85% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 61% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 67% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 67% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 66% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 37% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 66% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 41% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$11,678
Medicare paid this office $11,678 for 37 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Who their Medicare patients are
37 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 68 · Women 57% · Also on Medicaid 54% · Health risk score 1.37. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 59% · Diabetes 32% · Coronary heart disease 30% · Cancer 30%.
The office billed $42,969, Medicare allowed $15,778 and paid $11,678; for 59 services of 12 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 37 | 59 | 68 | 1.37 | $42,969 | $11,678 |
| 2023 | 34 | 48 | 68 | 2.45 | $20,529 | $5,652 |
| 2022 | 40 | 70 | 71 | 1.83 | $26,222 | $9,248 |
| 2021 | 34 | 96 | 70 | 2.97 | $17,529 | $6,418 |
| 2019 | 17 | 32 | 66 | 2.87 | $6,175 | $2,053 |
| 2018 | 29 | 60 | 72 | 2.87 | $14,666 | $4,054 |
| 2017 | 21 | 40 | 74 | 3.49 | $8,160 | $2,774 |
| 2016 | 25 | 63 | 70 | 3.75 | $13,311 | $3,676 |
| 2015 | 23 | 44 | 70 | 3.84 | $11,069 | $3,060 |
| 2014 | 29 | 47 | 71 | 2.63 | $10,579 | $3,105 |
| 2013 | 32 | 72 | 67 | 2.68 | $18,063 | $4,786 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2022: 1 service
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 12 | $1,861 | $64 |
2021: 2 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 13 | $3,779 | $63 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 11 | $672 | $61 |
2016: 1 service
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 11 | $1,544 | $62 |
2014: 1 service
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 11 | $720 | $65 |
2013: 1 service
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 14 | $871 | $62 |
Medicaid work
$21,544 in 2024
Medicaid paid $21,544 for 400 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 58 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | 400 | $21,544 |
| 2024 | 400 | 1 | 58 | $21,544 |
| 2023 | 286 | 1 | 25 | $130 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/> SITES AXIAL SKEL | 286 | $130 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1245473719
- Licence
- DC MD036923, VA 0101245904
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Internal medicine (207R00000X); Federal specialty code 207U00000X (207U00000X)
- Mailing address
- 1850 Town Center Pkwy, Reston Hospital Center, Reston, VA, 20190
- NPI first listed
- 2009-04-14
- NPI last updated
- 2021-12-14
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
This office lists an electronic records connection.