Punam Bhakta, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Austin, TX
Punam Bhakta, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1235667163, issued on May 23, 2017. Check the license (Texas AP133077, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Punam Bhakta
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP133077 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 711 W 38TH St Ste D4, Austin, TX 78705
- Phone
- (512) 244-4272
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 244-2895
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Punam Bhakta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP133077Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $665.81
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Punam Bhakta among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Punam Bhakta, FNP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2017, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 36% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
876 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Austin
They are 876 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Punam Bhakta, FNP-C's NPI number?
Punam Bhakta, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235667163, issued on May 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Punam Bhakta, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 W 38TH St Ste D4, Austin, TX, 78705. Phone: (512) 244-4272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Punam Bhakta, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP133077, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Punam Bhakta, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Punam Bhakta, FNP-C had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Punam Bhakta, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.