Rakesh Bhalla, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Cleveland, OH
Rakesh Bhalla, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1720107006, issued on Mar 28, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 35070248, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rakesh Bhalla
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 35070248 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10654 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44111
- Phone
- (216) 941-8888
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 2023830 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100924000084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rakesh Bhalla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35070248Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Rakesh Bhalla among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio
Rakesh Bhalla, M.D. is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 58% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
897 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cleveland
They are 897 of the 30,748 NPPES records with a practice address in Cleveland, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Rakesh Bhalla, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rakesh Bhalla, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720107006, issued on Mar 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rakesh Bhalla, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10654 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44111. Phone: (216) 941-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rakesh Bhalla, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35070248, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rakesh Bhalla, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rakesh Bhalla, M.D. had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.