Bharat Guthikonda
Neurological Surgery Physician · Shreveport, LA
Bharat Guthikonda is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1326236324, issued on Oct 4, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 201713, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bharat Guthikonda
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 201713 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
- Phone
- (318) 813-1555
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 813-2491
- Medicaid ID
- 1019160 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080125000021); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bharat Guthikonda in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 201713Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $47.49
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Biocomposites Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bharat Guthikonda among 132 neurological surgery physician records in Louisiana
Bharat Guthikonda is one of 132 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% 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 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 89 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 132 neurological surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 132 in Louisiana → Every provider in Shreveport → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nimer Abushehab, MDShreveport, LA 711031649620238
- Stanley Hoang, MDShreveport, LA 711031437380342
- Sungho LeeShreveport, LA 711031881088219
- Christina Notarianni, MDShreveport, LA 711031447460415
- Marco Ramos, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031346311552
- Anthony Sin, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031073738613
- Donald Smith, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031376557512
- Ashish Sonig, MDShreveport, LA 711031528323011
Common questions
What is Bharat Guthikonda's NPI number?
Bharat Guthikonda's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326236324, issued on Oct 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bharat Guthikonda located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 813-1555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bharat Guthikonda's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 201713, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bharat Guthikonda prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bharat Guthikonda had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.