Dr. Ashwin N. Babu, MD
Sports Medicine (Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician)
185 S Orange Ave, Medical Science Building I-506
Newark, NJ 07103
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Essex County includes primary care (34% of residents) and mental health (11% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 248
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician primary
MA license 268748
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA
- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA
Medical groups
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc (3,558 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 248
- Services billed
- 1,402
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 493 | 97 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 200 | 131 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 110 | 110 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 103 | 84 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 22 | 15 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 20 | 20 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 17 | 17 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 12 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.