NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bolkar E. Sahinler, MD.

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Lubbock, TX

Bolkar E. Sahinler, MD. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1659368793, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license (Texas L1727, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas 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
1659368793
Name
Bolkar E. Sahinler
Credential
MD.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
L1727 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3419 22ND St, Lubbock, TX 79410
Phone
(806) 796-3000
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(806) 796-3006
Medicaid ID
148753002 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040615001400); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2002
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 3419 22ND St

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

  1. Madison Bishop, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457990186
  2. Ethan Dalley, M.D.Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1780818112
  3. Regina Garcia, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1255977161
  4. Bethany Gerber, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1922612597
  5. Aaron GrappePhysician Assistant1033917794
  6. Daviin Harewood, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1770098089

Verify Bolkar E. Sahinler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

10,477 Medicare Part D claims for 1,344 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 7,772 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bolkar Sahinler10,477
  2. Specialty average2,306

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen4,235 claims
  2. Gabapentin879 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen760 claims
  4. Hydromorphone Hcl644 claims
  5. Pregabalin573 claims
  6. Morphine Sulfate Er517 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: $138,229.85

60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bolkar Sahinler$138,230
  2. Specialty average$3,890

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. Neurosurgical Associates , LLPLubbock, TX

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

Bolkar E. Sahinler among 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas

Bolkar E. Sahinler, MD. is one of 301 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 250 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Hirsch, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101255652962
  2. Johnny Qubty, MEDICAL DOCTORLubbock, TX 794101184695538
  3. David Hagstrom, MDLubbock, TX 794121154493997
  4. Hemmo Bosscher, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794071780687517
  5. Miles Day, MDLubbock, TX 794071891757654
  6. Fatima Salas, MD, MPHLubbock, TX 794071649500299
  7. Claude Oliva, MD PALubbock, TX 794161104970136
  8. Norman Dozier, MDAbilene, TX 796011629015003

Common questions

What is Bolkar E. Sahinler, MD.'s NPI number?

Bolkar E. Sahinler, MD.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659368793, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bolkar E. Sahinler, MD. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3419 22ND St, Lubbock, TX, 79410. Phone: (806) 796-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bolkar E. Sahinler, MD.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L1727, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bolkar E. Sahinler, MD. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bolkar E. Sahinler, MD. had 10,477 Medicare Part D claims for 1,344 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.