Prashant Bhenswala, MD, MSCR
Nephrology Physician · Islip, NY
Prashant Bhenswala, MD, MSCR is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Islip, New York, and NPI 1487114666, issued on Mar 22, 2019. Check the license (New York 318484, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prashant Bhenswala
- Credential
- MD, MSCR
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 318484 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 250 Main St Ste 1, Islip, NY 11751
- Phone
- (631) 422-0205
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250906000184); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Prashant Bhenswala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 318484Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
180 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Torsemide36 claims
- Farxiga16 claims
- Carvedilol14 claims
- Calcium Acetate13 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: $213.87
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCNew Hyde Park, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Prashant Bhenswala among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Prashant Bhenswala, MD, MSCR is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 64% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
All 1,049 in New York → Every provider in Islip → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neelofar Khan, M.D.Islip, NY 117511548674229
- Syed Asad, M.D.Huntington Station, NY 117461902833254
- Monica KaulHuntington Station, NY 117461316007941
- Aydin Olgun, DOHuntington Station, NY 117461710933742
- Rachita Reddy, MD, MPHHuntington Station, NY 117461093959835
- Suk-Hyeon Yun, MDHuntington Station, NY 117461861433955
- Peck Hsu, M.D.Massapequa, NY 117581780611087
- Sacha Balmir, DOHuntington, NY 117431255438131
Common questions
What is Prashant Bhenswala, MD, MSCR's NPI number?
Prashant Bhenswala, MD, MSCR's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487114666, issued on Mar 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prashant Bhenswala, MD, MSCR located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 Main St Ste 1, Islip, NY, 11751. Phone: (631) 422-0205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prashant Bhenswala, MD, MSCR's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 318484, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Prashant Bhenswala, MD, MSCR prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prashant Bhenswala, MD, MSCR had 180 Medicare Part D claims for 59 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.