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Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

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Professional interests include: bone diseases, acute kidney injury (AKI), electrolyte disorders, and more.

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 358-4000

Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD is a nephrologist in San Antonio, TX specializing in adult nephrology. She graduated from International. Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD is affiliated with University Health and UT Health San Antonio.

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Address:

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

Some issues Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD can help you with:

Acute Kidney Failure

Kidney failure is when 80% to 90% of kidney function is lost. Kidney failure is also referred to as end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Kidneys are critical to human health, essentially acting as the body's built-in filtration system. When the kidneys can no longer function effectively, waste can accumulate in the blood and concentrations of nutrients can become unbalanced, impairing the body from performing critical functions. For example, if the kidneys do not regulate levels of potassium, the heart may develop arrhythmias (irregular rhythm) or even go into cardiac arrest.

Kidney failure may be caused by a number of health conditions that slowly damage and weaken the kidneys, such as:

Diabetes
High blood pressure
Urinary tract problems
Excessive alcohol consumption
Persistent and severe dehydration
Lupus
Acute kidney injury (AKI)

High blood pressure and diabetes are the most frequently observed causes of kidney failure. However, these conditions typically take years to develop into kidney failure and might escape notice during that time.

Symptoms of kidney failure include:

Difficulty sleeping
Fatigue
Reduced appetite
Weight loss
Edema (water retention)
Ankle and foot swelling
Anemia
Itching
Muscle cramps

No cure currently exists for kidney failure; however, medical treatment can permit people to live healthy and long lives. A nephrologist (kidney doctor) determines the most effective treatments for patients with kidney failure.

Dialysis is a well-known treatment for kidney failure that uses a machine to filter and clean waste from the blood. Patients attend regular dialysis sessions to replace their lost kidney function. Some patients with kidney failure are unable to survive without having dialysis every few days.

More advanced kidney failure may be treated by kidney transplant surgery. Deceased donor kidney transplant surgery provides kidney failure patients with a healthy kidney from a recently deceased person. Living donor kidney transplant surgery provides a kidney from a donor who is still alive. As most people have two kidneys, kidney failure patients' relatives or friends may offer to donate one of their kidneys. Kidney transplants can dramatically improve kidney function and lower or eliminate the need for dialysis.

People with kidney failure are advised to eat a nutritious diet, monitor and lower blood pressure, and to best manage diabetes. Exercise and a tobacco-free lifestyle may also help patients with kidney failure.

Anemia

Anemia is the most common blood disorder. It occurs when the body does not have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen to the tissues. Blood loss, insufficient red blood cell production, and red blood cell destruction are the three main causes of anemia. These issues may arise from such conditions as iron deficiency, heavy periods, ulcers, kidney disease, as well as some forms of cancer.

An individual with anemia will have the following symptoms: shortness of breath, weakness, dizziness, cold hands or feet, paleness, and irritability. Anemia is diagnosed when blood tests show low counts for hemoglobin, which is the protein responsible for carrying oxygen to different tissues throughout the body.

Treatments for anemia are dependent on the kind of anemia an individual has. For example, iron supplementation may correct iron deficiency anemia. For anemia caused by chronic kidney failure, chemotherapy treatments, and HIV/AIDS, a group of medications called erythropoiesis-stimulating agents may be prescribed.

Kidney Stones

Kidney stones are hard deposits that form in the kidneys, made up of minerals that are normally present in urine. They can vary in size, from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a nickel, occasionally even larger. Sometimes they lodge in the kidney, and sometimes they break free and make their way out through the urinary tract, which can be extremely painful.

Kidney stones can be smooth or jagged and are yellow to brown in color. They are mostly comprised of the minerals calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus. Examining the stones to see what they are made of can show what caused the stone to be formed in the first place. For example, a stone made of mostly calcium, which is the most common type, can happen any time the urine becomes too concentrated due to dehydration or a blockage in the kidney. A uric acid stone forms when acid levels in the urine get too high, usually due to excessive consumption of animal protein such as meat and fish. A struvite stone is a sign of certain infections, and a cystine stone can be due to a genetic disorder that raises the risk of kidney stones.

The most common symptom of kidney stones is pain, either in the back or lower abdomen, or severe pain when urinating. There may also be blood in the urine. Treatment for kidney stones depends on how large the stone is. Very small stones can pass out of the body on their own, and they do not require treatment other than drinking adequate water and taking pain killers. Larger stones need to be broken apart and removed. The main treatment options are:

Shock wave lithotripsy, which uses sound wave vibrations to break apart the stone
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, or the use of a very tiny tool (like a wire inserted through the back) to break apart and remove the stone
Ureteroscopy, a thin tube inserted through the urethra and bladder to the stone, where tiny tools can grasp the stone and remove

People who have had one kidney stone are at risk of developing another. To reduce this risk, patients are given instructions specific to the type of stone they developed. Generally the instructions will include drinking more water to dilute the urine, but it may also involve lowering sodium intake or eating less meat.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	166

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	165

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	69
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

doctor visit	166
hospital care	342
inpatient care	342

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	24
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	67

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	63
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

doctor visit	212
hospital care	200
inpatient care	200

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	56
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	148

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	64
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	199
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	20
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	68
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

doctor visit	321
hospital care	425
inpatient care	425

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	94
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	70
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

doctor visit	265
hospital care	337
inpatient care	337

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	96
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	99

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	72
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	396
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	31
Black	14
Hispanic	102
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	122

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	222
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	28
Black	14
Hispanic	89
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	103

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

doctor visit	375
hospital care	421
inpatient care	421

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Antonio, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

blood draw	112
dialysis	80
doctor visit	279
hospital care	269
inpatient care	269
lab tests	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD.

**Gender**
Female	63
Male	88

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	35
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	54
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	1
Less than 65	89
65 to 74	31

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	55
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	1
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD graduated from International. She completed residency at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: International

Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Health

UT Health San Antonio

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, Superior Health Plan, Humana PPO, Coventry HMO, WellCare Medicare Advantage, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Prime Health, Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan, Coventry PPO, Coventry Workers' Compensation, Three Rivers, Humana HMO, Aetna, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Molina Healthcare, HealthSmart, Aetna EPO, First Health, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, WellPoint, Oscar - Commercial Exchange, Interlink - Transplant, Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Refugee Medical Assistance, Provider Network of America (PNOA) - Commercial, Insurance Accepted, OptumHealth - Transplant ONLY, Scott & White Health Plan - HMO, Gonzaba Medical Group - Transplant ONLY, Universal Benefits Consortium - Brokerage Firm (School Districts), University of Incarnate Word (Gilsbar) - Direct Employer, Scott & White Health Plan - PPO, Tokio Marine - Transplant, 90 Degree Benefits - Commercial, 6 Degrees - Transplant, LifeTrac - Transplant, Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Unaccompanied Children, Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer, Velocity National Provider Network - Wrap Network, Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - PPO, Entrust - TPA, EBSO - TPA and Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Suverta Bhayana, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas

Superior Health Plan

Humana PPO

Coventry HMO

WellCare Medicare Advantage

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Prime Health

Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan

Coventry PPO

Coventry Workers' Compensation

Three Rivers

Humana HMO

Aetna

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Molina Healthcare

HealthSmart

Aetna EPO

First Health

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

WellPoint

Oscar - Commercial Exchange

Interlink - Transplant

Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Refugee Medical Assistance

Provider Network of America (PNOA) - Commercial

Insurance Accepted

OptumHealth - Transplant ONLY

Scott & White Health Plan - HMO

Gonzaba Medical Group - Transplant ONLY

Universal Benefits Consortium - Brokerage Firm (School Districts)

University of Incarnate Word (Gilsbar) - Direct Employer

Scott & White Health Plan - PPO

Tokio Marine - Transplant

90 Degree Benefits - Commercial

6 Degrees - Transplant

LifeTrac - Transplant

Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Unaccompanied Children

Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer

Velocity National Provider Network - Wrap Network

Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - PPO

Entrust - TPA

EBSO - TPA

Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial PPO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$5,786 SOLIRIS $5,786
Amarin Pharma Inc.	$125 Vascepa $125
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$25 Envarsus $25
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$17 NULOJIX $17
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$15 AFINITOR $15
Other	$10 $10

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$4,400
Travel and Lodging	$1,020
Food and Beverage	$558

Biography

Dr. Suverta Bhayana is an adult nephrology specialist. Dr. Bhayana studied medicine at International. Her areas of expertise include vitamin D deficiency, renal artery stenosis, and portal hypertension. She accepts Aetna EPO, Blue California, and HealthSmart, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Bhayana is conversant in Spanish. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include the University Health and UT Health San Antonio. UT Health San Antonio reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in San Antonio, TX.