NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bhavani Sundram Whipps, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Canton, MI

Bhavani Sundram Whipps, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Canton, Michigan, and NPI 1285607184, issued on Feb 10, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301074607, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); 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
1285607184
Name
Bhavani Sundram Whipps
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
4301074607 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 S Canton Center RD, Canton, MI 48188
Phone
(734) 398-7880
Enumerated
Feb 10, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 3, 2025
Fax
(734) 761-7318
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080222000381); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1999
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 1600 S Canton Center RD

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

  1. Samir Abdel-HakFamily Nurse Practitioner1194541094
  2. Farnaz Adibi, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275984239
  3. Raza Ali, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1417245515
  4. Christine Brenner, MDPediatrics Physician1013983899
  5. Hung Wei Wayne Chuang, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043521834
  6. Elizabeth Egle, MDFamily Medicine Physician1558599597

Verify Bhavani Sundram Whipps in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
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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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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,369 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bhavani Whipps2,369
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium248 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium182 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate139 claims
  4. Lisinopril77 claims
  5. Omeprazole75 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium65 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: $33.96

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bhavani Whipps$33.96
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Iha Health Services CorporationCanton, MI

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

Bhavani Sundram Whipps among 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan

Bhavani Sundram Whipps, MD is one of 6,013 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 75% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 3,493 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

55 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Canton

They are 55 of the 1,735 NPPES records with a practice address in Canton, and 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raza Ali, M.DCanton, MI 481881417245515
  2. Pamela Dasher, MDCanton, MI 481881952378358
  3. Elizabeth Egle, MDCanton, MI 481881558599597
  4. Jacob Gates, M.DCanton, MI 481881205463866
  5. Kenneth Grimm, MDCanton, MI 481881215916101
  6. Roshani Jadia, M.D.Canton, MI 481881124347893
  7. Jonathan Koziel, NPCanton, MI 481881023595816
  8. Diamond Moore Shelby, MDCanton, MI 481881952964249

Common questions

What is Bhavani Sundram Whipps, MD's NPI number?

Bhavani Sundram Whipps, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285607184, issued on Feb 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bhavani Sundram Whipps, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 S Canton Center RD, Canton, MI, 48188. Phone: (734) 398-7880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bhavani Sundram Whipps, MD's license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301074607, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bhavani Sundram Whipps, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bhavani Sundram Whipps, MD had 2,369 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.