Sambhawana Bhandari, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Sambhawana Bhandari, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1821619651, issued on May 4, 2020. Check the license (Missouri 2024032937, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sambhawana Bhandari
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 2024032937 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4921 Parkview PL, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 286-2635
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2025
- Fax
- (314) 286-2338
- Medicaid ID
- 200127766 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250804002057); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sambhawana Bhandari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2024032937Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
367 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone64 claims
- Methotrexate48 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate33 claims
- Sulfasalazine25 claims
- Folic Acid23 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick15 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: $408.18
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, 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
- Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sambhawana Bhandari among 151 rheumatology physician records in Missouri
Sambhawana Bhandari, MD is one of 151 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 151 rheumatology physician records in Missouri.
All 151 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Atkinson, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101245258946
- Seth Eisen, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101497786917
- Lewis Fischbein, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101558472282
- Chyi Hsieh, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101861418188
- Robert Karsh, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101679591184
- Mary Kiehl, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101639280357
- Micki KlearmanSaint Louis, MO 631101972614691
- Deborah Lenschow, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101669498895
Common questions
What is Sambhawana Bhandari, MD's NPI number?
Sambhawana Bhandari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821619651, issued on May 4, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sambhawana Bhandari, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4921 Parkview PL, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 286-2635. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sambhawana Bhandari, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2024032937, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sambhawana Bhandari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sambhawana Bhandari, MD had 367 Medicare Part D claims for 91 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.