NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Babak Ettekal, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Narragansett, RI

Babak Ettekal, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Narragansett, Rhode Island, and NPI 1548474778, issued on May 9, 2007. Check the license (Rhode Island MD16998, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548474778
Name
Babak Ettekal
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
MD16998 RI
A91050 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14 Woodruff Ave Ste 1, Narragansett, RI 02882
Phone
(401) 789-8543
Enumerated
May 9, 2007
Record last updated
May 26, 2026
Fax
(401) 782-8766
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200811000819); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2003
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 14 Woodruff Ave Ste 1

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

  1. Samuel Asamoah, PAPhysician Assistant1508645904
  2. Lea Iacobbo, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1073455788
  3. Claire O'Brien, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1861076770
  4. Jackie Woodside, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1982310710

Verify Babak Ettekal in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Tri-County Community Action AgencyJohnston, RI

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

Babak Ettekal among 475 family medicine physician records in Rhode Island

Babak Ettekal, MD is one of 475 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2008 among the 282 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Narragansett

They are 5 of the 144 NPPES records with a practice address in Narragansett, and 475 family medicine physician records in Rhode Island.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leah Briones, MDNarragansett, RI 028821851467161
  2. Michael Gonzalez, MDNarragansett, RI 028821265433908
  3. Monica Gross, MD, MPHNarragansett, RI 028821134129257
  4. Dariusz Kostrzewa, MDNarragansett, RI 028821154317600
  5. David Whitaker, D.O., M.S.Kingston, RI 028811811057508
  6. Camia Dimock, M.D.Wakefield, RI 028791982041109
  7. Eileen Marie Gonzalez, MDSouth Kingstown, RI 028791134278369
  8. Chelsea Graham, D.O.Wakefield, RI 028791114306776

Common questions

What is Babak Ettekal, MD's NPI number?

Babak Ettekal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548474778, issued on May 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Babak Ettekal, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Woodruff Ave Ste 1, Narragansett, RI, 02882. Phone: (401) 789-8543. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Babak Ettekal, MD's license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD16998, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.