NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dean Bhula, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Winston Salem, NC

Dean Bhula, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1366973901, issued on Mar 24, 2017. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366973901
Name
Dean Bhula
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
30371 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Gme Office Wake Forest Baptist Medical Ctr, Winston Salem, NC 27157
Phone
(336) 716-5222
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210721003191); 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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Verify Dean Bhula in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV
  2. River Cities Anesthesia PLLCHuntington, WV

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

Dean Bhula among 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina

Dean Bhula, M.D. is one of 1,482 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 997 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

199 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Winston Salem

They are 199 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Loren Bauman, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571437134574
  2. Terrence Bogard, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571871578963
  3. Stephen Copeland, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571073598108
  4. Laura Dean, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571275518300
  5. Rebecca Denson, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571053396184
  6. Suzanne Edmunds, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571689659716
  7. David Hood, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571093790123
  8. Medge Owen, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571225013352

Common questions

What is Dean Bhula, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dean Bhula, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366973901, issued on Mar 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dean Bhula, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Gme Office Wake Forest Baptist Medical Ctr, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-5222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dean Bhula, M.D.'s license?

Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.