NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nishani Bhagya Hewage, MD

Surgery Physician · Phoenix, AZ

Nishani Bhagya Hewage, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1659865475, issued on Jun 15, 2018. Check the license (Arizona 74513, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659865475
Name
Nishani Bhagya Hewage
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
74513 AZ
MT216550 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2601 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85008
Phone
(602) 344-5011
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2018
Record last updated
Apr 15, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241217000399); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2018
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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Also registered at 2601 E Roosevelt St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amjed Abdel Al, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043151400
  2. Shelley Abdel-Sayed, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1609079490
  3. Baha Abdelrahim, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205531795
  4. Yasir Abdulqader, MDHospitalist Physician1184955395
  5. Iman Aboalam, PHARMDPharmacist1477422384
  6. Norberto Adame, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1144276213

Verify Nishani Bhagya Hewage in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $605.19

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nishani Hewage$605.19
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. District Medical Group IncPhoenix, AZ

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

Nishani Bhagya Hewage among 760 surgery physician records in Arizona

Nishani Bhagya Hewage, MD is one of 760 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2018, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 401 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 760 surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Justin Chandler, MDPhoenix, AZ 850081518127273
  2. Paul Anthony Del Prado, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850081033430343
  3. Elizabeth Ferguson, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850081558341362
  4. Louis Ferrari, M.D,Phoenix, AZ 850081427496405
  5. Michael Hibbard, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850081053579235
  6. Hilario Juarez, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850081861452807
  7. Christopher Knapp, MDPhoenix, AZ 850081598178451
  8. Tammy Kopelman, MDPhoenix, AZ 850081972542785

Common questions

What is Nishani Bhagya Hewage, MD's NPI number?

Nishani Bhagya Hewage, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659865475, issued on Jun 15, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nishani Bhagya Hewage, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2601 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ, 85008. Phone: (602) 344-5011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nishani Bhagya Hewage, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 74513, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. 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.

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