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Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD

Accepting New Patients

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma

3610 Long Beach Boulevard Suite 202
Long Beach, CA 90807

(562) 427-8119

Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD is a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedic trauma. Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health and St Mary Medical Center Long Beach.

Office Locations

St Mary Medical Center Long Beach

3610 Long Beach Boulevard Suite 202
Long Beach, CA 90807

(562) 427-8119

(562) 427-3760

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In The News

“Dr. Sarbpaul Bhalla, (left) orthopedic surgeon, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, has been practicing spine surgeries for more than 40 years.”—"Father, Son Doctors Team To Provide High-Tech Medical Care", Press Telegram, October 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

decompression surgery

decompressive laminectomy

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

lumbar decompression

lumbar laminectomy

lumbar spine surgery

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

spinal decompression

spinal decompression surgery

spinal instrumentation

spine surgery procedures

In 2023, Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD had a list price for decompression surgery, decompressive laminectomy, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, facetectomy, foraminotomy, lamina procedures, laminectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, lumbar decompression, lumbar laminectomy, lumbar spine surgery, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, spinal decompression, spinal decompression surgery, spinal instrumentation (e.g. rods/screws/metal plates), and spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, injections and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
decompression surgery	54
doctor visit	402
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	21
hospital care	66
image guided procedures	28
injections	75
inpatient care	66
joint surgery	30
lower extremity surgery	30
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	21
nerve block	16
nerve procedures	54
open surgery	11
pain management	44
reconstructive surgery	30
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	186
X-rays	93

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	441
fracture surgery	26
hip imaging	34
hospital care	117
image guided procedures	33
injections	65
inpatient care	117
joint surgery	25
lower extremity surgery	37
minimally invasive procedures	33
musculoskeletal imaging	34
nerve procedures	40
open surgery	14
pain management	33
reconstructive surgery	25
spinal procedures	216
X-rays	152

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	231
Black	40
Hispanic	38
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	67
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
decompression surgery	54
doctor visit	448
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	37
hospital care	117
image guided procedures	34
injections	96
inpatient care	117
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	37
nerve block	18
nerve procedures	54
pain management	52
revision surgery	14
spinal procedures	257
X-rays	141

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	32
Hispanic	51
Asian	25
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	84
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
decompression surgery	66
doctor visit	420
fracture surgery	15
hip imaging	52
hospital care	129
image guided procedures	14
injections	57
inpatient care	129
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	52
nerve block	12
nerve procedures	66
pain management	26
spinal procedures	254
X-rays	175

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	54
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	134
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA during 2016 were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
aspiration	22
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	449
fracture surgery	16
hospital care	125
image guided procedures	14
injections	54
inpatient care	125
lower extremity surgery	16
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve block	18
nerve procedures	47
pain management	32
spinal procedures	251
X-rays	120

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	56
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	364
hospital care	63
injections	23
inpatient care	63
nerve procedures	67
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	184
X-rays	71

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	30
Hispanic	25
Asian	24
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	41
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
aspiration	21
decompression surgery	57
doctor visit	367
hospital care	18
injections	21
inpatient care	18
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	57
spinal procedures	189
X-rays	74

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	17
Hispanic	28
Asian	19
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	46
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
aspiration	17
decompression surgery	113
doctor visit	303
hospital care	24
injections	17
inpatient care	24
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	113
revision surgery	20
spinal procedures	240
X-rays	43

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	33
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
decompression surgery	54
doctor visit	227
hospital care	26
injections	12
inpatient care	26
nerve procedures	54
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	141
X-rays	37

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	19
Hispanic	25
Asian	12
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	28
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	12
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	282
hospital care	27
injections	28
inpatient care	27
nerve procedures	67
revision surgery	18
spinal procedures	114

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	17
Hispanic	30
Asian	24
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	36
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	284
hospital care	13
injections	30
inpatient care	13
nerve procedures	41
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	74

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	29
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA during 2023 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	20
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	39

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Long Beach, CA were spinal procedures, X-rays, inpatient care and hospital care.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
aspiration	26
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	12
decompression surgery	56
doctor visit	362
fracture surgery	16
hip imaging	36
hospital care	65
image guided procedures	24
injections	43
inpatient care	65
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	22
minimally invasive procedures	24
musculoskeletal imaging	36
neck surgery	26
nerve block	16
nerve procedures	56
open surgery	12
pain management	37
reconstructive surgery	27
revision surgery	14
spinal procedures	178
X-rays	100

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	22
Non-Hispanic White	183
Hispanic	28
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	85
85 and over	46
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	114

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	12
Dementia	12

Education & Training

He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

St Mary Medical Center Long Beach

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Long Beach, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.	$617,738 Fibulink $44,058	$573,680
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$11,028 Symphony $1,278	Orthopaedics $1,063	CONDUIT $998	EXPEDIUM $930	Spine $883	Other $5,877
Globus Medical, Inc.	$6,800 Excelsius - GPS $3,463	CREO $1,187	MARS 3V Lateral Retractor $292	FORTIFY $192	3D Printed Integrated ALIF Spa $169	Other $1,497
Stryker Corporation	$5,430 NEURO/SPINE/ENT $1,328	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $785	Tritanium $604	XIA $594	Reunion $496	Other $1,622
NUVASIVE, INC.	$4,165 XLIF $1,707	Thoracolumbar $632	Integrated Operative Solutions $141	Reline $118	Archon $107	Other $1,461
Other	$23,090 i-FACTOR Putty $3,820	EXPEDIUM $1,946	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $1,204	Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $1,045	Intra-Operative Imaging Products $780	Other $14,295

**Types of Payments**
Acquisitions	$617,738
Food and Beverage	$32,930
Travel and Lodging	$13,507
Honoraria	$3,000
Education	$1,075

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Sarbpaul S. Bhalla, MD.

Prosidyan, Inc	2021	$225,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Traditional pro rata ownership interest; no special terms
Prosidyan, Inc	2020	$225,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Traditional pro rata ownership interest; no special terms

Biography

Dr. Sarbpaul Bhalla is an orthopedic trauma and spine surgery specialist in Long Beach, CA. Patient reviews placed him at an average of 4.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Bhalla (or staff) is conversant in Hindi. He is affiliated with Dignity Health. According to Dignity Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Long Beach, CA.