Dron Prasad Bhandari, MD
Nephrology Physician · Greensboro, NC
Dron Prasad Bhandari, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1841562774, issued on Feb 8, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-00962, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dron Prasad Bhandari
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 2017-00962 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 309 New St, Greensboro, NC 27405
- Phone
- (336) 379-9708
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1841562774 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170830000336); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 403 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 309 New St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Courtney Anderson, NPNurse Practitioner1891309662
- Martha Bergman, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1528001559
- Samantha Collins, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740745876
- Timothy Darden, DOInternal Medicine Physician1396371373
- Ogechi Ejigiri, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689070013
- Lori Foster, M.D.Nephrology Physician1871887182
Verify Dron Prasad Bhandari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2017-00962Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,705 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide247 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate173 claims
- Lisinopril124 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl121 claims
- Losartan Potassium106 claims
- Allopurinol69 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: $779.26
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Carolina Kidney Associates PAGreensboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dron Prasad Bhandari among 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina
Dron Prasad Bhandari, MD is one of 403 nephrology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2002 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greensboro → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cynthia Dunham, MDGreensboro, NC 274051821038498
- Lori Foster, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274051871887182
- Richard FoxGreensboro, NC 274051326046491
- Kellie Goldsborough, MDGreensboro, NC 274051649226614
- Lindsay Kruska, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274051689835548
- James Lin, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274051053310383
- Michael Mattingly, MDGreensboro, NC 274051477592673
- Jay Patel, MB.CHBGreensboro, NC 274051013034727
Common questions
What is Dron Prasad Bhandari, MD's NPI number?
Dron Prasad Bhandari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841562774, issued on Feb 8, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dron Prasad Bhandari, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 309 New St, Greensboro, NC, 27405. Phone: (336) 379-9708. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dron Prasad Bhandari, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-00962, as entered by the provider. 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.
How much does Dron Prasad Bhandari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dron Prasad Bhandari, MD had 1,705 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.