Reshma Arun Bhanushali, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lafayette, LA
Reshma Arun Bhanushali, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1285892182, issued on May 28, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana 204813, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Reshma Arun Bhanushali
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 204813 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2390 W Congress St, Lafayette, LA 70506
- Phone
- (337) 261-6327
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111004000491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Reshma Arun Bhanushali in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 204813Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,639 Medicare Part D claims for 583 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 111 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium395 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium254 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium247 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate240 claims
- Trazodone Hcl192 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate189 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: $1,202.40
68 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Coolidge Physician Services LLCLafayette, LA
- Lafayette Health Ventures IncLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Reshma Arun Bhanushali among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Reshma Arun Bhanushali, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2008, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
107 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 107 of the 5,181 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Reshma Arun Bhanushali, M.D.'s NPI number?
Reshma Arun Bhanushali, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285892182, issued on May 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Reshma Arun Bhanushali, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2390 W Congress St, Lafayette, LA, 70506. Phone: (337) 261-6327. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Reshma Arun Bhanushali, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 204813, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Reshma Arun Bhanushali, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Reshma Arun Bhanushali, M.D. had 7,639 Medicare Part D claims for 583 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.