NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Santosh Belbase, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Providence, RI

Santosh Belbase, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1558768945, issued on Dec 1, 2014. Check the license (Rhode Island MD15765, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558768945
Name
Santosh Belbase
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
MD15765 RI
2023-03531 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
164 Summit Ave, Providence, RI 02906
Phone
(401) 793-4489
Enumerated
Dec 1, 2014
Record last updated
Jun 18, 2025
Fax
(401) 793-4047
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240214001360); 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 164 Summit Ave

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

  1. Zainab AbbasiInternal Medicine Physician1154990125
  2. Curtis Abbott, P.A.-C.Surgical Physician Assistant1730358185
  3. Jennifer Adelson-Mitty, MDInfectious Disease Physician1700830924
  4. Rahul Aggarwal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1477286839
  5. Kristy Altongy-Magee, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1336334473
  6. Lisha AndrewRegistered Dietitian1164992558

Verify Santosh Belbase in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

317 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Santosh Belbase317
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium11 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: $40.89

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). 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.

  1. Santosh Belbase$40.89
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Cumberland County Hospital System IncFayetteville, NC

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

Santosh Belbase among 1,033 internal medicine physician records in Rhode Island

Santosh Belbase, M.D. is one of 1,033 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 590 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 207R00000X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

511 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Providence

They are 511 of the 9,647 NPPES records with a practice address in Providence, and 1,033 internal medicine physician records in Rhode Island.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nadeem Anis, MDProvidence, RI 029061275513442
  2. James Atkinson, MDProvidence, RI 029061003894825
  3. Geoffrey Berg, MDProvidence, RI 029061902804313
  4. Ehab Daoud, MDProvidence, RI 029061144208299
  5. Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MDProvidence, RI 029061053399105
  6. Oscar Glieberman, M.D.Providence, RI 029061477504637
  7. Mary Hohenhaus, MDProvidence, RI 029061164476370
  8. Jeanne Oliva, MDProvidence, RI 029061831146877

Common questions

What is Santosh Belbase, M.D.'s NPI number?

Santosh Belbase, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558768945, issued on Dec 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Santosh Belbase, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 164 Summit Ave, Providence, RI, 02906. Phone: (401) 793-4489. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Santosh Belbase, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD15765, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Santosh Belbase, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Santosh Belbase, M.D. had 317 Medicare Part D claims for 130 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.