NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bhishma Oza, DO

Hospitalist Physician · Columbus, GA

Bhishma Oza, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1790246395, issued on Mar 27, 2019. Check the license (Georgia 88938, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1790246395
Name
Bhishma Oza
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
88938 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1900 10TH Ave Ste 100, Columbus, GA 31901
Phone
(706) 571-1430
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220815000722); 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 1900 10TH Ave Ste 100

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

  1. Qubais Al-Obeidi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891555801
  2. Benish Alam, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568234078
  3. Gifty Arthur, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295525327
  4. Anum Babar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881444305
  5. Neelam Badruddin, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639828932
  6. Lachmi BaiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467913319

Verify Bhishma Oza in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

396 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bhishma Oza396
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide26 claims
  2. Prednisone26 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
  4. Levofloxacin20 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 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: $56.35

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bhishma Oza$56.35
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Benning Hospitalist Services LLCColumbus, GA

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

Bhishma Oza among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia

Bhishma Oza, DO is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Georgia

There are 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathleen Holst, D.O.Columbus, GA 319011801920459
  2. Natallia Matuzava, M.D.Columbus, GA 319011457516403
  3. Joshua Wilson, MDFort Benning, GA 319051003558966
  4. Janvi Wadiwala, MDColumbus, GA 319091457914616
  5. William Alexander, D.O.Tifton, GA 317941639303589
  6. Francis Ampadu, D.O.Tifton, GA 317941083812515
  7. Barbara Lewis, MDTifton, GA 317941245417401
  8. David Mederos, D.O.Thomasville, GA 317921154629640

Common questions

What is Bhishma Oza, DO's NPI number?

Bhishma Oza, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790246395, issued on Mar 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bhishma Oza, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 10TH Ave Ste 100, Columbus, GA, 31901. Phone: (706) 571-1430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bhishma Oza, DO's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 88938, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bhishma Oza, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bhishma Oza, DO had 396 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.