NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bhaskar Purushottam, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Rapid City, SD

Bhaskar Purushottam, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1982804969, issued on Jul 19, 2007. Check the license (South Dakota 9505, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982804969
Name
Bhaskar Purushottam
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
9505 SD
MT189705 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4150 5TH St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone
(605) 755-4300
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(605) 755-1027
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150910001970); 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 4150 5TH St

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

  1. Morgan Bates, RN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1376430165
  2. Rebecca BierleNurse Practitioner1033546163
  3. Logan Bowen, AU.DAudiologist1598441669
  4. Rafael Christian, PAPhysician Assistant1265275168
  5. Robert Gordon, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1588604581
  6. Matthew Gross, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154847481

Verify Bhaskar Purushottam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

274 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Bhaskar Purushottam274
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin51 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium50 claims
  3. Cilostazol34 claims
  4. Clopidogrel30 claims
  5. Warfarin Sodium27 claims
  6. Xarelto25 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $8,522.30

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bhaskar Purushottam$8,522.30
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Midwest Heart And Vascular AssociatesRapid City, SD
  2. Monument Health Rapid City Hospital IncRapid City, SD

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

Bhaskar Purushottam among 45 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Dakota

Bhaskar Purushottam, MD is one of 45 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 82% 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 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 1996 among the 30 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in South Dakota

There are 45 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Dakota.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shazia Aziz, MDRapid City, SD 577011235791435
  2. Amid Bitar, MDRapid City, SD 577011245761246
  3. Michael D'Urso, MDRapid City, SD 577011699720631
  4. Samuel Durr, MDRapid City, SD 577011790731826
  5. Karl Heilman, MDRapid City, SD 577011659344430
  6. Rajesh Pradhan, MDRapid City, SD 577011912115841
  7. Drew Purdy, MDRapid City, SD 577011659327781
  8. Alexander Schabauer, MDRapid City, SD 577011922054048

Common questions

What is Bhaskar Purushottam, MD's NPI number?

Bhaskar Purushottam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982804969, issued on Jul 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bhaskar Purushottam, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4150 5TH St, Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 755-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bhaskar Purushottam, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 9505, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bhaskar Purushottam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bhaskar Purushottam, MD had 274 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Bhaskar Purushottam, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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