NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Prabin Bhandari, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Bangor, ME

Prabin Bhandari, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bangor, Maine, and NPI 1811620495, issued on Jul 1, 2022. Check the license (Maine MD28888, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; 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
1811620495
Name
Prabin Bhandari
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
MD28888 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
489 State St, Bangor, ME 04401
Phone
(207) 973-7000
Enumerated
Jul 1, 2022
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250814000620); accepts Medicare assignment
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 489 State St

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

  1. Moataz Mohamed Nazmy Abdelnaby, MDHospitalist Physician1124747712
  2. Haithm Abdelsalam, M.DAnesthesiology Physician1184030777
  3. Kelly Aguilar, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1376938639
  4. Jill Ahern, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1558469551
  5. Iftikhar Ahmad, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1396904280
  6. Mohanad Ahmed, MDHospitalist Physician1629797162

Verify Prabin Bhandari in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
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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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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

88 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Prabin Bhandari88
  2. Specialty average521

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME

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

Prabin Bhandari among 245 hospitalist physician records in Maine

Prabin Bhandari, MD is one of 245 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Maine. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 86% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2012 among the 206 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

49 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Bangor

They are 49 of the 3,103 NPPES records with a practice address in Bangor, and 245 hospitalist physician records in Maine.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Terry Allen, M.D.Bangor, ME 044011447290572
  2. Loren Ballestas, DOBangor, ME 044011881614691
  3. Mohamed Hameed, MDBangor, ME 044011457360067
  4. Ehab Hanna, MDBangor, ME 044011912916487
  5. Victor Kelmenson, MDBangor, ME 044011861401341
  6. Macario Lichauco, MDBangor, ME 044011821026055
  7. James McCarthy, MDBangor, ME 044011033128525
  8. Denise Merritt, MDBangor, ME 044011891704391

Common questions

What is Prabin Bhandari, MD's NPI number?

Prabin Bhandari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811620495, issued on Jul 1, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Prabin Bhandari, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 489 State St, Bangor, ME, 04401. Phone: (207) 973-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Prabin Bhandari, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maine license number MD28888, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Prabin Bhandari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Prabin Bhandari, MD had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.