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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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.
- April Haney, C.R.N.P.Gerontology Nurse Practitioner1508844580
- Nauman Qureshi, M.D.Specialist1841308442
- 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
14% 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 1,511 among the 8,473 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.. The 6,365 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,068.36 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Nephrology OF North Alabama P.C.Decatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Nephrology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 140 nephrology physician records in Alabama.
Other nephrology physician records in Alabama
- Sheeraz Abro, MDBirmingham, AL1295413318
- Anupam Agarwal, MDBirmingham, AL1942217179
- Gaurav Agarwal, M.D.Birmingham, AL1649293382
- Faris AhmedBirmingham, AL1881805372
- Faris Al Faris, MDGadsden, AL1184077521
- Emad Al Jaber, M.D.Mobile, AL1477920528
- Alian Al-BalasBirmingham, AL1184936304
- Syed Hammad Alam, MDHuntsville, AL1275081697
- Geoffrey Alilonu, M.D.Northport, AL1144295221
- Michael AllonBirmingham, AL1043265762
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 1,511. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.