NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bluffton Physician Services LLC in Bluffton, IN

This location of Bluffton Physician Services bills under NPI 1497153522, an organization record issued on Dec 5, 2014 with the primary taxonomy Internal Medicine Physician. It is one of 3 NPIs registered under this name and one of 3 in Bluffton; each clinician who sees you there has their own NPI and license.

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Organization recordNPPES, Aug 2026
1497153522
Legal name
Bluffton Physician Services LLC
Entity
Type 2 · organization, a subpart
Parent organization
Chs/Community Health Systems INC
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
1026 S MAIN ST, Bluffton, IN 46714
Phone
260-919-3880
Mailing address
Fort Wayne, IN
Enumerated
Dec 5, 2014
Record updated
Jul 9, 2025
Authorized official
Director Provider Enrollment (title as filed)
Public record from the NPPES NPI Registry (open it on CMS). An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a facility license.

The other 2 Bluffton NPIs

  1. Bluffton Physician Services LLC1026 S MAIN ST · issued Jun 13, 20061003858879
  2. Bluffton Physician Services LLC303 S MAIN ST · issued Jan 22, 20151487043824

4 clinicians CMS lists with Bluffton Physician Services in Bluffton

  1. Harish Ardeshna, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1386600229
  2. Eric Purdy, MDOphthalmology Physician1497799472
  3. Shezad Sanaullah, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1679590426
  4. Michael Thorpe, MDSurgery Physician1730413717

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians group affiliations, matched by practice name and city.

All 3 Bluffton Physician Services NPIs

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All taxonomies on this record

  • 1223G0001X General Practice Dentistry
  • 207Q00000X Family Medicine Physician
  • 207R00000X Internal Medicine Physician
  • 207RC0000X Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • 207RP1001X Pulmonary Disease Physician
  • 207RR0500X Rheumatology Physician
  • 207V00000X Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • 207W00000X Ophthalmology Physician
  • 208000000X Pediatrics Physician
  • 208600000X Surgery Physician
  • 208800000X Urology Physician
  • 213E00000X Podiatrist
  • 213ES0103X Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist
  • 363LF0000X Family Nurse Practitioner
  • 363LP0200X Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Common questions

What does subpart mean?

The organization registered this NPI as a subpart: a part of the organization, such as a location, that bills under its own NPI.

Is an organization NPI a license?

No. An NPI identifies who bills. Facilities and the clinicians who work there are licensed separately by the state.

Which Bluffton NPI should I use?

Ask the office which NPI it bills under; all 3 Bluffton NPIs are registered under the same name.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), monthly file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.