Bhavani Pokala, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Centerville, OH
Bhavani Pokala, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Centerville, Ohio, and NPI 1356723225, issued on Jun 26, 2015. Check the license on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bhavani Pokala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 01085501A IN
7587 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6611 Clyo RD Ste F, Centerville, OH 45459
- Phone
- (937) 208-5300
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2025
- Fax
- (937) 208-5650
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241220003634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6611 Clyo RD Ste F
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Adam Golas, M.D., M.P.H.Surgery Physician1114288792
- Victoria SoricePhysician Assistant1275112344
Verify Bhavani Pokala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of OhioCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $305.64
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Premier Health Specialists IncCenterville, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bhavani Pokala among 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio
Bhavani Pokala, M.D. is one of 1,249 surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 1,249 in Ohio → Every provider in Centerville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Archer, D.O.Centerville, OH 454591336142603
- James Augusta, D.O.Dayton, OH 454591972858421
- Carey Brown, MDDayton, OH 454591639162449
- Jordan Brown, D.O.Centerville, OH 454591518305945
- David Bruce, D.O.Dayton, OH 454591083611792
- Michael Elrod, DOCenterville, OH 454591629001359
- Andrew Gabriel, DODayton, OH 454591205990033
- Scott Gardner, MDCenterville, OH 454591568458701
Common questions
What is Bhavani Pokala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bhavani Pokala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356723225, issued on Jun 26, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bhavani Pokala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6611 Clyo RD Ste F, Centerville, OH, 45459. Phone: (937) 208-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bhavani Pokala, M.D.'s license?
Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bhavani Pokala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bhavani Pokala, M.D. had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bhavani Pokala, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.