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Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology

Thanjavur Medical College (1995)

200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202

(502) 587-4011

Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY specializing in diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology. She graduated from Thanjavur Medical College in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health, UofL Health and UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PHYSICIANS INC.

Office Locations

200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202

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530 S Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40202

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1230 South Hurstbourne Parkway Suite 210
Louisville, KY 40222

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4000 Kresge Way Radiology Department
Louisville, KY 40207

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

lower extremity venous ultrasound

lower extremity venous duplex

venous duplex ultrasound

venous ultrasound

X-rays

In 2023, Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD had a list price for arm X-ray, brain MRI, duplex ultrasound, joint X-ray, knee X-ray, lower extremity (leg) venous ultrasound, lower extremity venous duplex, pelvis X-ray, spine imaging, vascular studies, vascular ultrasound, venous duplex ultrasound, venous ultrasound, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky. 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

tibia and fibula X-ray

In 2023, Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD had a list price for abdominal CT scan, head/brain CT scan, leg X-ray, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), spine X-ray, and tibia and fibula (lower leg) X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

spine CT scan

tibia and fibula X-ray

By Affordability:

cervical spine CT scan

thoracic spine CT scan

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Kentucky, Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD performed more spine CT scan, and tibia and fibula (lower leg) X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for cervical (neck) spine CT scan, chest CT scan, CT scan, lumbar spine (low-back) CT scan, spine CT scan, and thoracic spine (mid-back) CT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY during 2012 were X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), thoracic (chest) imaging and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	250
aspiration	15
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	1177
CT scan	1031
diagnostic procedures	15
eye procedures	59
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hip imaging	37
image guided procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
minor procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	1361
musculoskeletal imaging	70
neck imaging	188
pelvic imaging	180
spinal procedures	1103
thoracic (chest) imaging	1342
ultrasound (sonogram)	121
vascular procedures	289
X-rays	1645

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	152
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	930
CT scan	770
eye procedures	28
hip imaging	47
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	1160
musculoskeletal imaging	94
neck imaging	129
pelvic imaging	125
spinal procedures	895
thoracic (chest) imaging	1331
ultrasound (sonogram)	87
vascular procedures	238
X-rays	1526

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1338
Female	1767

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2575
Black	462
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1046
From 75 to 84	772
85 and over	398
Less than 65	889

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	163
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	795
CT scan	599
eye procedures	13
hip imaging	36
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	1018
musculoskeletal imaging	75
neck imaging	92
pelvic imaging	143
spinal procedures	712
thoracic (chest) imaging	1230
ultrasound (sonogram)	87
vascular procedures	200
X-rays	1349

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1114
Female	1549

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2228
Black	367
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	897
From 75 to 84	687
85 and over	325
Less than 65	754

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY during 2015 were MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	60
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	758
CT scan	516
hip imaging	25
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	981
musculoskeletal imaging	49
neck imaging	67
pelvic imaging	71
spinal procedures	698
thoracic (chest) imaging	819
ultrasound (sonogram)	42
vascular procedures	163
X-rays	862

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1852
Female	2642

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3722
Black	670
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1594
From 75 to 84	1112
85 and over	498
Less than 65	1290

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	46
aspiration	29
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	681
CT scan	430
diagnostic procedures	29
image guided procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	29
minor procedures	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	853
musculoskeletal imaging	55
neck imaging	68
pelvic imaging	60
spinal procedures	616
thoracic (chest) imaging	885
vascular procedures	124
X-rays	1002

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	931
Female	1305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1833
Black	342
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	839
From 75 to 84	536
85 and over	275
Less than 65	586

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY during 2017 were MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	39
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	707
CT scan	430
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	898
musculoskeletal imaging	32
neck imaging	64
pelvic imaging	27
spinal procedures	664
thoracic (chest) imaging	708
vascular procedures	112
X-rays	808

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	872
Female	1194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1707
Black	305
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	773
From 75 to 84	536
85 and over	232
Less than 65	525

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY during 2018 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT scan and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	94
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	757
CT scan	651
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	730
musculoskeletal imaging	68
neck imaging	35
pelvic imaging	96
spinal procedures	601
thoracic (chest) imaging	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	79
vascular procedures	135
X-rays	198

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1030
Female	1411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2028
Black	340
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	867
From 75 to 84	669
85 and over	317
Less than 65	588

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY during 2019 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	52
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	640
CT scan	499
diagnostic imaging	52
gastrointestinal procedures	70
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	335
musculoskeletal imaging	47
neck imaging	30
nuclear scan	52
spinal procedures	186
ultrasound (sonogram)	23
vascular procedures	44
X-rays	130

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	679
Female	724

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1043
Black	303
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	570
From 75 to 84	302
85 and over	146
Less than 65	385

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	46
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY during 2020 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	23
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	314
CT scan	236
diagnostic imaging	12
gastrointestinal procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	111
musculoskeletal imaging	54
nuclear scan	12
spinal procedures	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vascular procedures	13
X-rays	81

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	456
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	665
Black	200
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	99
Less than 65	250

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	48
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY during 2021 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	82
CT scan	67
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
spinal procedures	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	17
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY during 2022 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	70
CT scan	52
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	14
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	55
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	48
Dementia	27
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Louisville, KY were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

abdominal imaging	97
aspiration	22
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	628
CT scan	480
diagnostic imaging	32
diagnostic procedures	22
eye procedures	33
gastrointestinal procedures	32
hip imaging	36
image guided procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	22
minor procedures	22
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	681
musculoskeletal imaging	60
neck imaging	84
nuclear scan	32
pelvic imaging	100
spinal procedures	553
thoracic (chest) imaging	908
ultrasound (sonogram)	64
vascular procedures	146
X-rays	844

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	763
Female	1011

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	271
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	1454
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	14
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	443
85 and over	211
Less than 65	483
65 to 74	638

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD graduated from Thanjavur Medical College in 1995. She completed residency at University of Louisville Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: Thanjavur Medical College (1995)

Residency: University of Louisville Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Chithra P. Ram, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health

UofL Health

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PHYSICIANS INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GENZYME CORPORATION	$124 CERDELGA $124
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$120 BYDUREON $120
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$95 NON BRAND $95
Pfizer Inc.	$54 LYRICA $54
GE Healthcare	$22 $22
Other	$35 Oncology $20	Lexiscan $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$450

Biography

Dr. Chithra Ram is a neuroradiology and diagnostic radiology specialist in Louisville, KY. She graduated from Thanjavur Medical College. Dr. Ram trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Louisville for residency. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Baptist Health Louisville, UofL Health, and Baptist Health. According to Doctor.com, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in Louisville, KY.