Saleem H. Bharmal, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Columbus, OH
Saleem H. Bharmal, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1336348721, issued on Jul 16, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 122596, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saleem H. Bharmal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 122596 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 E Main St Ste 240, Columbus, OH 43215
- Phone
- (614) 460-6100
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140224000329); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Saleem H. Bharmal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 122596Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,199 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate144 claims
- Losartan Potassium135 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl94 claims
- Lisinopril79 claims
- Carvedilol76 claims
- Chlorthalidone73 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 23.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $11.99
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Hypertension Nephrology Consultants IncColumbus, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saleem H. Bharmal among 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio
Saleem H. Bharmal, M.D. is one of 499 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 84% 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 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2002 among the 374 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Ohio
There are 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio.
All 499 in Ohio → Every provider in Columbus → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Guthrie, MNTColumbus, OH 432151437370962
- Stacie Hemmert, LDColumbus, OH 432151417178914
- John Maclaurin, DOColumbus, OH 432151184672438
- Brian Mussio, DOColumbus, OH 432151417146796
- Lakhan Saha, M.D.Columbus, OH 432151902858780
- Christopher Saunders, M.D.Columbus, OH 432151023076171
- Salem Almaani, MDColumbus, OH 432141376856492
- Ramesh Annadurai, M.D.Columbus, OH 432141396976379
Common questions
What is Saleem H. Bharmal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Saleem H. Bharmal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336348721, issued on Jul 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saleem H. Bharmal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 E Main St Ste 240, Columbus, OH, 43215. Phone: (614) 460-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saleem H. Bharmal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 122596, 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 Saleem H. Bharmal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saleem H. Bharmal, M.D. had 1,199 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Saleem H. Bharmal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 23.2 of 100. 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.