Pinakin G. Bhakta, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Glendale, AZ
Pinakin G. Bhakta, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Glendale, Arizona, and NPI 1760438618, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 27723, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pinakin G. Bhakta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 27723 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17100 N 67TH Ave, Glendale, AZ 85308
- Phone
- (602) 978-5005
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 978-1115
- Medicaid ID
- 485434 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050316001017); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pinakin G. Bhakta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 27723Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,799 Medicare Part D claims for 487 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium586 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium361 claims
- Losartan Potassium313 claims
- Metformin Hcl287 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate237 claims
- Lisinopril204 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: $536.97
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Pinakin G. Bhakta among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona
Pinakin G. Bhakta, M.D. is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 1,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
90 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Glendale
They are 90 of the 5,447 NPPES records with a practice address in Glendale, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Pinakin G. Bhakta, M.D.'s NPI number?
Pinakin G. Bhakta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760438618, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pinakin G. Bhakta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17100 N 67TH Ave, Glendale, AZ, 85308. Phone: (602) 978-5005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pinakin G. Bhakta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 27723, 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.
How much does Pinakin G. Bhakta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pinakin G. Bhakta, M.D. had 6,799 Medicare Part D claims for 487 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.