Jay K. Bhama, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Jonesboro, AR
Jay K. Bhama, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and NPI 1760491989, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E11988, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jay K. Bhama
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- E11988 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 E Oak Ave, Jonesboro, AR 72401
- Phone
- (870) 935-6729
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190403000076); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 55 in Arkansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 201 E Oak Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ahmed Ahmed, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1366602880
- Ammar Al-Hallak, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1962407940
- Ahmad Al-Hindi, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1851324446
- Amanda Anderson, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1063987667
- Maximiliano Arroyo, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1437376548
Verify Jay K. Bhama in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E11988Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
623 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate78 claims
- Spironolactone73 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
- Furosemide56 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl49 claims
- Eliquis35 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: $15,238.25
72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- St Bernards Physician Clinics IncJonesboro, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jay K. Bhama among 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arkansas
Jay K. Bhama, MD is one of 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1998 among the 36 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arkansas.
All 55 in Arkansas → Every provider in Jonesboro → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Levy, MDJonesboro, AR 724011699779686
- Michael Raborn, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011225095094
- Damon Kennedy, DOJonesboro, AR 724051992733224
- Kristofer Freeland, MDLittle Rock, AR 722111568605905
- Michael Nolen, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722111164515318
- Thurston Bauer, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051346551314
- Charles Cole, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051891957320
- Ahmed Halal, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051447495569
Common questions
What is Jay K. Bhama, MD's NPI number?
Jay K. Bhama, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760491989, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jay K. Bhama, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E Oak Ave, Jonesboro, AR, 72401. Phone: (870) 935-6729. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jay K. Bhama, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E11988, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jay K. Bhama, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jay K. Bhama, MD had 623 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.