Punit Bhutwala, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Punit Bhutwala, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1316919384, issued on Feb 3, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 30069, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Punit Bhutwala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 30069 TN
45176 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 609 Magnolia Vale Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37419
- Phone
- (423) 825-1991
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100809000589); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Punit Bhutwala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 30069Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,793 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 268 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium451 claims
- Furosemide333 claims
- Eliquis271 claims
- Potassium Chloride255 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium224 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium197 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 4.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tnt Medical Enterprises LLCRossville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Punit Bhutwala among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Punit Bhutwala, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 56% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
192 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 192 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Punit Bhutwala, MD's NPI number?
Punit Bhutwala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316919384, issued on Feb 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Punit Bhutwala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 609 Magnolia Vale Dr, Chattanooga, TN, 37419. Phone: (423) 825-1991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Punit Bhutwala, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 30069, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Punit Bhutwala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Punit Bhutwala, MD had 7,793 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Punit Bhutwala, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 4.4 of 100. 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.