2026 NPPES data Internal Medicine Physician NPI 1851592802 MD
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BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD

Internal Medicine Physician in MOUNT DORA, Florida. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
24K
Medicare Part D claims · 2K beneficiaries · Internal Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
90%
generic claims · 10% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$591.4
25 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD filed 23,693 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Internal Medicine Physician in MOUNT DORA, Florida, prescribing 90% generic.

24K
Part D claims, 2023
90%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

23,693 Top 2% higher than 98% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/29/2007

NPI 1851592802

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine Physician

High-volume

172,858 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

23,693 772% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 2,716

Specialty distribution in Florida

How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Florida providers

Florida providers

Internal Medicine Physician share within Florida

1. Internal Medicine Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Internal Medicine Physician share within Florida

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Internal Medicine Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Internal Medicine Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Internal Medicine Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Internal Medicine Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Internal Medicine Physician provider holding MD credentials at 18550 US HIGHWAY 441, MOUNT DORA, FL, 32757, with a listed phone of (352) 735-3755. NPI 1851592802 was issued on 05/29/2007. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what BHATTARAI most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 23,693 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 1,513 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $2.1 million in drug spend, split 10% brand-name and 90% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.5%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Internal Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 172,858 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 2,716 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

18550 US HIGHWAY 441
MOUNT DORA, FL 32757

Provider Details

NPI 1851592802
Specialty Internal Medicine Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/29/2007

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

LAKEVIEW HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, LLC
MOUNT DORA, FL

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$591

Largest payer

Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD. To verify BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

480
Total board actions, Florida 2023
Across 467 cases
6.40
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Florida statewide rate
monetary fine
Most common action type
138 cases

FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD — brand share 10.0%
Specialty average (est.)

10% brand-name claims vs 90% generic, on 23,693 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

23,693
Total Claims
$2.1M
Total Drug Cost
1,513
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
55,044
Total Day Supply
1,596,644
Brand vs Generic
10% brand / 90% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$1.7M
Generic Drug Cost
$436K
Opioid Claims
1,065 (4.5% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
1,026

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.77
Gender Split
54% female / 46% male
Age Distribution
<65: 191, 65-74: 669, 75-84: 511, 85+: 142

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
1,217
Levothyroxine Sodium
917
Amlodipine Besylate
893
Lisinopril
783
Omeprazole
570
Simvastatin
570
Metformin Hcl
561
Metoprolol Tartrate
550
Losartan Potassium
511
Gabapentin
459

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Internal Medicine Physician Overview

How BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

172,858
Internal Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Internal Medicine Physician
2,716
Avg Claims per Provider

BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD's 23,693 claims are above the specialty average of 2,716.

Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in Florida

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as BHATTARAI.

Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD's specialty?
BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD specializes in Internal Medicine Physician and practices in MOUNT DORA, Florida. Credentials: MD.
How much does BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD wrote 23,693 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2.1M in drug costs for 1,513 beneficiaries.
Where is BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD located?
BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD is located at 18550 US HIGHWAY 441, MOUNT DORA, FL, 32757. Phone: (352) 735-3755.
What is BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD's NPI number?
BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851592802, issued on 05/29/2007.
Does BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD's prescribing is 10% brand-name and 90% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.7M in brand drug costs.
Does BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD had 1,065 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.5%.
How many Internal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 172,858 Internal Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Internal Medicine Physician provider writes 2,716 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium, Amlodipine Besylate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD accept Medicare?
BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 23,693 Part D claims and 1,513 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD's credentials?
BIRENDRA BHATTARAI, MD's NPI is 1851592802 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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