Rahul R. Bhakta, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Riverview, FL
Rahul R. Bhakta, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Riverview, Florida, and NPI 1538458609, issued on Mar 29, 2011. Check the license (Florida ME121197, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rahul R. Bhakta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- ME121197 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6901 Simmons Loop, Riverview, FL 33578
- Phone
- (727) 532-0002
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 014249100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150219001588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6901 Simmons Loop
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Saud Al-Ezzi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033058524
- Hani Alayoubi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750220158
- Jeffrey AlookaranHospitalist Physician1457930224
- Ugur Ayar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356282271
- Sherien Bain, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487457958
- Justin Banjany, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609717610
Verify Rahul R. Bhakta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME121197Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
553 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone40 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium28 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl23 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Eliquis17 claims
- Nifedipine Er17 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: $220.17
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Clearwater, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Rahul R. Bhakta, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rahul R. Bhakta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538458609, issued on Mar 29, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rahul R. Bhakta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6901 Simmons Loop, Riverview, FL, 33578. Phone: (727) 532-0002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rahul R. Bhakta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME121197, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rahul R. Bhakta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rahul R. Bhakta, M.D. had 553 Medicare Part D claims for 218 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.