Rinku M. Bhatia, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Gastonia, NC
Rinku M. Bhatia, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1215067699, issued on Mar 6, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-01281, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rinku M. Bhatia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 2012-01281 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2240 Remount Road, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 834-2450
- Enumerated
- Mar 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 671-5331
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120918000467); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rinku M. Bhatia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-01281Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
3,403 Medicare Part D claims for 440 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate895 claims
- Methotrexate511 claims
- Prednisone312 claims
- Leflunomide195 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil165 claims
- Leucovorin Calcium142 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: $89.99
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rinku M. Bhatia among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
Rinku M. Bhatia, MD is one of 234 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% 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 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 234 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Louis Dalessandro, D.O.Gastonia, NC 280541407843808
- Meera Gangam, MDGastonia, NC 280541114160652
- George Korede, MDGastonia, NC 280541205163144
- Ranadeep Mandhadi, MDGastonia, NC 280541093944001
- Sree Teja Yelamanchili, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541356737803
- Daniel Kirby, M.D.Davidson, NC 280361134116817
- Alison Johnson, MDHuntersville, NC 280781164551198
- Pooja Kumari, MDHuntersville, NC 280781194131342
Common questions
What is Rinku M. Bhatia, MD's NPI number?
Rinku M. Bhatia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215067699, issued on Mar 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rinku M. Bhatia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2240 Remount Road, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 834-2450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rinku M. Bhatia, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-01281, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rinku M. Bhatia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rinku M. Bhatia, MD had 3,403 Medicare Part D claims for 440 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.