NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashok Sapkota, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Bemidji, MN

Ashok Sapkota, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bemidji, Minnesota, and NPI 1689302663, issued on Aug 9, 2022. Check the license (Minnesota 79302, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689302663
Name
Ashok Sapkota
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
79302 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone
(218) 333-5000
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2022
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250910003118); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1300 Anne St NW

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

  1. Akata Abung, MDHospitalist Physician1750113205
  2. Tokunbo Akande, MDPediatrics Physician1801151006
  3. Yauheni Aleksandrovich, MDHospitalist Physician1417591975
  4. Kris Anderson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1558389296
  5. Michelle Anderson, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1265641864
  6. Karren Arvidson, RN, CRNFARegistered Nurse1063463438

Verify Ashok Sapkota in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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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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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

174 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ashok Sapkota174
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium14 claims
  3. Carvedilol13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sanford Health OF Northern MinnesotaBemidji, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ashok Sapkota among 401 hospitalist physician records in Minnesota

Ashok Sapkota, MD is one of 401 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 95% of these records are older, 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2011 among the 354 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Bemidji

They are 17 of the 917 NPPES records with a practice address in Bemidji, and 401 hospitalist physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yauheni Aleksandrovich, MDBemidji, MN 566011417591975
  2. James Braunwarth, M.D.Bemidji, MN 566011053725440
  3. Briana Bruce, M.D.Bemidji, MN 566011346694023
  4. Wai Lun Chan, MDBemidji, MN 566011013934017
  5. Samuel Cook, M.D.Bemidji, MN 566011881156214
  6. Timothy Edmiston, M.D.Bemidji, MN 566011982021549
  7. Daniel Hoody, MDBemidji, MN 566011871766923
  8. Mohamed Manaa, MDBemidji, MN 566011902546096

Common questions

What is Ashok Sapkota, MD's NPI number?

Ashok Sapkota, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689302663, issued on Aug 9, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashok Sapkota, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN, 56601. Phone: (218) 333-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashok Sapkota, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 79302, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ashok Sapkota, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashok Sapkota, MD had 174 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 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.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.