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Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology and Adult Transplant Hepatology

Northeast Ohio Medical University (2011)

Professional interests include: transplant procedures, gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders), hepatitis B, and more.

500 London Avenue
Marysville, OH 43040

(937) 644-6115

Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD is a gastroenterologist in Pickerington, OH specializing in adult gastroenterology and adult transplant hepatology. She graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2011 and has 15 years of experience. Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD is affiliated with Memorial Health System, Mount Carmel Health System, Ohio Health and OHIO GASTROENTEROLOGY GROUP, INC.

Office Locations

1025 Refugee Road Suite 100a
Pickerington, OH 43147

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3000 Meadow Pond Court Suite 500 Grove
City, OH 43123

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3400 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43202

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Ohio Health

3555 Olentangy River Road Suite 3010
Columbus, OH 43214

(614) 566-5150

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430 Altair Parkway Suite 110
Westerville, OH 43082

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Memorial Health System

500 London Avenue
Marysville, OH 43040

(937) 644-6115

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Mount Carmel Health System

6670 Perimeter Drive Suite 200
Dublin, OH 43016

(614) 754-5400

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Ohio Health

722 Buckles Court N Suite 100
Columbus, OH 43230

(614) 754-5600

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Mount Carmel Health System

722 Buckles Court N Suite 100
Gahanna, OH 43230

(614) 754-5500

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85 Mcnaughten Road Suite 320
Columbus, OH 43213

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Ohio Health

931 Chatham Lane
Columbus, OH 43221

(614) 754-5500

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Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

colonoscopy

colonoscopy with biopsy

colonoscopy with lesion removal

EGD with biopsy

EGD with lesion removal

endoscopy

FibroScan

gastrointestinal biopsy

gastrointestinal procedures

removal of lesion

In 2023, Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD performed more colonoscopy, colonoscopy with biopsy, colonoscopy with lesion removal, EGD with biopsy, EGD with lesion removal, endoscopy, FibroScan (transient elastography), gastrointestinal biopsy, gastrointestinal procedures, and removal of lesion (e.g. growth) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pickerington, OH during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	34
gastrointestinal procedures	45
minimally invasive procedures	45
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	34

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	42
Dementia	22
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pickerington, OH during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	98
doctor visit	15
gastrointestinal procedures	118
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
lab tests	38
minimally invasive procedures	118
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	98

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	19
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	50
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pickerington, OH during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	209
doctor visit	120
gastrointestinal procedures	262
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171
lab tests	129
minimally invasive procedures	262
preventive care	41
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	209

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	35
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pickerington, OH during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	176
doctor visit	152
gastrointestinal procedures	188
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
lab tests	100
liver imaging	16
minimally invasive procedures	188
preventive care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	176
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	341
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	26
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pickerington, OH during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	203
doctor visit	207
gastrointestinal procedures	229
hospital care	163
inpatient care	163
liver imaging	26
minimally invasive procedures	229
preventive care	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	203
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	47
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pickerington, OH during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	167
doctor visit	160
gastrointestinal procedures	182
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
liver imaging	40
minimally invasive procedures	182
preventive care	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	167
ultrasound (sonogram)	40

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	16
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pickerington, OH were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

diagnostic procedures	147
doctor visit	130
gastrointestinal procedures	170
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
lab tests	89
liver imaging	27
minimally invasive procedures	170
preventive care	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	147
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	286
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	90
85 and over	23
Less than 65	38
65 to 74	181

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD From 2017 - 2022

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2011. She completed residency at St. Louis University (SLU) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, American Board and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University (2011)

Residency: St. Louis University (SLU) Affiliated Hospitals (2014)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, American Board (2015)

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ruchi Bhatia, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Memorial Health System

Mount Carmel Health System

Ohio Health

OHIO GASTROENTEROLOGY GROUP, INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$382 Creon $199	Lupron $92	Humira $20	$73
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$125 Ocaliva $125
AbbVie Inc.	$83 Rinvoq $16	$67
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$36 SIVEXTRO $25	DULERA $10
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$26 ENTYVIO $26
Other	$13 XELJANZ $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$666

Biography

Dr. Ruchi Bhatia practices adult gastroenterology and adult transplant hepatology. Dr. Bhatia's areas of clinical interest consist of gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders), hepatitis C, and internal medicine. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Mount Carmel Health System, Dublin Methodist Hospital, and Doctors Hospital. She is not accepting new patients at this time according to Mount Carmel Health System. She graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University. For her residency, Dr. Bhatia trained at a hospital affiliated with St. Louis University (SLU).