Hematology-Oncology in Columbia, MO

There are 16 Hematology-Oncology clinicians in Columbia, MO in Medicare’s data, ranked by the number of Medicare services they provide.

Hematology-Oncology clinicians in Columbia

Clinician	Experience	Telehealth	Medicare patients	Assignment
Liana Makarian, M.D.	21 yrs	—	1,187	Accepts
Elangovan Balakrishnan, MD	25 yrs	—	1,142	Accepts
Andrew Iliff, MD	14 yrs	—	1,155	Accepts
Alexandre Tungesvik, M.D.	9 yrs	—	919	Accepts
Mark Tungesvik, MD	25 yrs	—	926	Accepts
Jaffar Hilli, M.D.	27 yrs	Yes	533	Accepts
Michael Trendle, M.D.	36 yrs	—	310	Accepts
Caleb Smith, MD	8 yrs	—	271	Accepts
Ruobing Xue, MD	10 yrs	Yes	143	Accepts
Cherian Verghese, M.D.	33 yrs	—	252	Accepts
Vipul Bhanderi, MD	20 yrs	—	150	Accepts
Gerhard Hildebrandt, MD	29 yrs	—	156	Accepts
Christos Papageorgiou, M.D., PHD	32 yrs	—	201	Accepts
Radwan Khozouz, M.D.	22 yrs	Yes	58	Accepts
Puja Nistala, M.D.	15 yrs	—	76	Accepts
Minxiang Gu, MD	42 yrs	—	12	Accepts

What the columns mean

Experience — years since the clinician’s medical-school graduation (when known).
Telehealth — the clinician reported providing telehealth (video/phone) visits.
Medicare patients — distinct Original-Medicare beneficiaries in the latest year; a volume signal, not a quality rating.
Assignment — “Accepts” means they accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment (lower out-of-pocket for Medicare patients).

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Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners and the Doctors & Clinicians National Downloadable File (most recent release). Counts reflect Original Medicare activity only and are not a measure of quality. “Medicare allows” is the Medicare fee schedule amount — not what an insured or cash patient pays; for patient prices see the linked procedure pages. Always confirm a clinician’s current details with their office.