NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bhaskar S. Palekar, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Lewes, DE

Bhaskar S. Palekar, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lewes, Delaware, and NPI 1750329322, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (Delaware C1001519, as entered in NPPES) on the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; 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
1750329322
Name
Bhaskar S. Palekar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
C1001519 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1526 Savannah RD, Lewes, DE 19958
Phone
(302) 645-1805
Enumerated
Jun 3, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(302) 645-5895
Medicaid ID
0000195001 DE
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090820000858); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1526 Savannah RD

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

  1. Carlton Boxhill, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1144226267
  2. Odette Evangelista, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1285969790

Verify Bhaskar S. Palekar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDelaware 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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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

11,775 Medicare Part D claims for 793 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Bhaskar Palekar11,775
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium1,024 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium859 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium768 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate541 claims
  5. Synthroid388 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium366 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $2,797.32

90 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bhaskar Palekar$2,797.32
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Tidalhealth Physician Network, Inc.Seaford, DE

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

Bhaskar S. Palekar among 600 internal medicine physician records in Delaware

Bhaskar S. Palekar, M.D. is one of 600 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Delaware. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1971 · median 2008 among the 414 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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 207R00000X and a Delaware practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

43 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lewes

They are 43 of the 1,696 NPPES records with a practice address in Lewes, and 600 internal medicine physician records in Delaware.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anthony Buonanno, M.D.Lewes, DE 199581609873413
  2. Linda Choy, M.D.Lewes, DE 199581437104817
  3. Julie Holmon, M.D.Lewes, DE 199581871580696
  4. Zeina Jeha, MDLewes, DE 199581669473641
  5. Afshin Khams, MDLewes, DE 199581669440194
  6. Imtiaz Khokhar, M.D.Lewes, DE 199581629075387
  7. Gary Raffel, D.O.Lewes, DE 199581396747432
  8. Stephen Rualo, MDLewes, DE 199581871568824

Common questions

What is Bhaskar S. Palekar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bhaskar S. Palekar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750329322, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bhaskar S. Palekar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1526 Savannah RD, Lewes, DE, 19958. Phone: (302) 645-1805. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bhaskar S. Palekar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Delaware license number C1001519, as entered by the provider. Search the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://delpros.delaware.gov/OH_VerifyLicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bhaskar S. Palekar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bhaskar S. Palekar, M.D. had 11,775 Medicare Part D claims for 793 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.