NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sahitya Bhandari, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Natchez, MS

Sahitya Bhandari, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Natchez, Mississippi, and NPI 1083970123, issued on Apr 3, 2012. Check the license (Mississippi 24034, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083970123
Name
Sahitya Bhandari
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
24034 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
150 Jefferson Davis Blvd, Natchez, MS 39120
Phone
(601) 304-2901
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 4, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(601) 446-9834
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190909000041); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 150 Jefferson Davis Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Meishalette AllenMental Health Counselor1952186629
  2. Lawanda Baskin, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1306192349
  3. Ashley EllisPeer Specialist1881526648
  4. Christa Jones, NURSE PRACTITIONERPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1215416250
  5. Vidya Kamalapur, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1467494849
  6. Joyce LeeRegistered Nurse1063282317

Verify Sahitya Bhandari in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

205 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Sahitya Bhandari205
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir17 claims
  2. Furosemide16 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate12 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Medstar Medical Group II LLCBaltimore, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sahitya Bhandari among 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi

Sahitya Bhandari, MD is one of 972 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 50% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 585 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 52% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Natchez

They are 7 of the 321 NPPES records with a practice address in Natchez, and 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward Daly, M.D.Natchez, MS 391201801837679
  2. Blane Mire, M.D.Natchez, MS 391201326082397
  3. Jennifer Mire, FNPNatchez, MS 391201437520053
  4. Kirk Moses, M.D.Natchez, MS 391201669729729
  5. Alphonse Reed, M.D.Natchez, MS 391201063577799
  6. Kenneth Stubbs, M.D.Natchez, MS 391201659312585
  7. Evan Ciarloni, MDMorton, MS 391171801383336
  8. Jasmeet KaurMorton, MS 391171376004150

Common questions

What is Sahitya Bhandari, MD's NPI number?

Sahitya Bhandari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083970123, issued on Apr 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sahitya Bhandari, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Jefferson Davis Blvd, Natchez, MS, 39120. Phone: (601) 304-2901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sahitya Bhandari, MD's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 24034, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sahitya Bhandari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sahitya Bhandari, MD had 205 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sahitya Bhandari, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.