Kunal Bhuta
Nephrology Physician · Athens, AL
Kunal Bhuta is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Athens, Alabama, and NPI 1245714187, issued on Sep 17, 2018. Check the license (Alabama MD46560, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kunal Bhuta
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- MD46560 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1005 W Market St Ste 16, Athens, AL 35611
- Phone
- (256) 232-0801
- Enumerated
- Sep 17, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240313001715); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1005 W Market St Ste 16
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Margaret Terrell, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1457843245
Verify Kunal Bhuta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD46560Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,307 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol148 claims
- Famotidine128 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate109 claims
- Chlorthalidone90 claims
- Farxiga88 claims
- Lisinopril84 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: $350.14
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 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
- Nephrology OF North Alabama P.C.Decatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kunal Bhuta among 183 nephrology physician records in Alabama
Kunal Bhuta is one of 183 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2018, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 143 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 183 nephrology physician records in Alabama.
All 183 in Alabama → Every provider in Athens → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Reginald Gladish, MDDecatur, AL 356011831167287
- Narasimha Boorgu, M.D.Florence, AL 356301043218928
- Rajesh Boorgu, M.D.Florence, AL 356301033117817
- Dwight Matthew, M.D.Florence, AL 356301922261304
- Subir Paul, M.D.Florence, AL 356301922006816
- Geoffrey Alilonu, M.D.Northport, AL 354731144295221
- Syed Hammad Alam, MDHuntsville, AL 358011275081697
- Anum Bilal, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011316252075
Common questions
What is Kunal Bhuta's NPI number?
Kunal Bhuta's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245714187, issued on Sep 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kunal Bhuta located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 W Market St Ste 16, Athens, AL, 35611. Phone: (256) 232-0801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kunal Bhuta's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD46560, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kunal Bhuta prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kunal Bhuta had 1,307 Medicare Part D claims for 317 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.