Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Ankur Bhakta, DO

Trauma Surgery Physician · Austin, TX

Ankur Bhakta, DO is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1164714127, issued on May 10, 2011. Check the license (Texas R1500, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1164714127
Name
Ankur Bhakta
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
License number
R1500 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3705 Medical Pkwy Ste 250, Austin, TX 78705
Phone
(512) 302-1210
Enumerated
May 10, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3705 Medical Pkwy Ste 250

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Eric Acheson, MDSurgery Physician1730152448
  2. Zachary Crislip, MDSurgery Physician1326305616
  3. Steven Fass, M.D.Surgery Physician1932188711
  4. Tim Faulkenberry, M.D.Surgery Physician1114906070
  5. Romeo Lainez, MDSurgery Physician1518157031
  6. Roy Lirov, M.D.Surgery Physician1396064952

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average trauma surgery physician in 2024

261 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 75 among the 365 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 76 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ankur Bhakta261
  2. Specialty average75

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl50 claims
  2. Celecoxib28 claims
  3. Gabapentin25 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl23 claims
  5. Methocarbamol21 claims
  6. Levetiracetam12 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 72.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score61.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $6,870.03

20 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc.. The 515 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,984.92 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ankur Bhakta$6,870.03
  2. Specialty average$2,984.92

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Capital Surgeons Group, PLLCAustin, TX
  2. Seton Family OF DoctorsAustin, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Trauma Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 102 trauma surgery physician records in Texas.

Other trauma surgery physician records in Texas

  1. Greggory Angier, MDTexarkana, TX1114094273
  2. Bruce Applebaum, M.D.Tyler, TX1902803679
  3. Brett Arnoldo, MDDallas, TX1003876905
  4. Raul Barreda, MDMcAllen, TX1881621365
  5. Parker Bassett, DOMidland, TX1043599798
  6. Carlos Brown, M.D.Austin, TX1235251075
  7. Brandon Bruns, M.D.Dallas, TX1932396843
  8. Sudeep Burman, DOAustin, TX1114277639
  9. Leopoldo Cancio, MDFort Sam Houston, TX1336120443
  10. Joel Chacko, M.D.Texas City, TX1114371036

Common questions

What is Ankur Bhakta, DO's NPI number?

Ankur Bhakta, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164714127, issued on May 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ankur Bhakta, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3705 Medical Pkwy Ste 250, Austin, TX, 78705. Phone: (512) 302-1210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ankur Bhakta, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R1500, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ankur Bhakta, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ankur Bhakta, DO had 261 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among trauma surgery physician prescribers was 75. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ankur Bhakta, DO's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.