NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brinda Bhaskar

Neurology Physician · Gainesville, FL

Brinda Bhaskar is a neurology physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1386211639, issued on Jun 7, 2021. Check the license (Florida ME173254, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386211639
Name
Brinda Bhaskar
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
ME173254 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3009 SW Williston RD, Gainesville, FL 32608
Phone
(352) 294-5400
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2021
Record last updated
Jun 22, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3009 SW Williston RD

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

  1. Breton Asken, PHD, ATCClinical Psychologist1902531353
  2. Misbah Azeem, MDNeurology Physician1457938987
  3. Jason Chan, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588391387
  4. Abigail Corriveau, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1366185977
  5. Jessica Darusz, MDNeurology Physician1003445180
  6. Samuel FryeSpeech-Language Pathologist1033844915

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

218 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brinda Bhaskar218
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam42 claims
  2. Aimovig Autoinjector17 claims
  3. Gabapentin16 claims
  4. Nortriptyline Hcl15 claims
  5. Eletriptan Hbr13 claims
  6. Trileptal13 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: $691.38

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brinda Bhaskar$691.38
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Brinda Bhaskar among 1,530 neurology physician records in Florida

Brinda Bhaskar is one of 1,530 neurology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 75% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,530 neurology physician records in Florida.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ahmad Armouti, MDGainesville, FL 326081952919581
  2. Misbah Azeem, MDGainesville, FL 326081457938987
  3. Elizabeth Baumann, MDGainesville, FL 326081013594225
  4. Jessica Darusz, MDGainesville, FL 326081003445180
  5. Paul Hoffman, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326081548225485
  6. Michael Jaffee, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326081255319281
  7. Keith Kincaid, MDGainesville, FL 326081053817734
  8. Vidya Kulkarni, MDGainesville, FL 326081386676005

Common questions

What is Brinda Bhaskar's NPI number?

Brinda Bhaskar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386211639, issued on Jun 7, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brinda Bhaskar located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3009 SW Williston RD, Gainesville, FL, 32608. Phone: (352) 294-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brinda Bhaskar's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME173254, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brinda Bhaskar prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brinda Bhaskar had 218 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.