NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Santosh Sudhir Kale, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · West Memphis, AR

Santosh Sudhir Kale, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Memphis, Arkansas, and NPI 1649490418, issued on Apr 26, 2007. Check the license (Arkansas E-6712, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; 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
1649490418
Name
Santosh Sudhir Kale
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
E-6712 AR
Q2146 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
228 W Tyler Ave Ste 200, West Memphis, AR 72301
Phone
(901) 830-6247
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160218002311); 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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Verify Santosh Sudhir Kale in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

961 Medicare Part D claims for 422 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 50 claims were for opioids.

  1. Santosh Kale961
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis50 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass38 claims
  3. Prednisone37 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium33 claims
  5. Cefuroxime32 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl32 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Houston IN Patient Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX

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

Santosh Sudhir Kale among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas

Santosh Sudhir Kale, MD is one of 768 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 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 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2010 among the 519 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 50% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Memphis

They are 9 of the 597 NPPES records with a practice address in West Memphis, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Holli Banks-Giles, M.D.West Memphis, AR 723011689644478
  2. Shakeb Hashmi, MDWest Memphis, AR 723011013958909
  3. Kenneth Nadeau, M.D.West Memphis, AR 723011104805258
  4. Derrick Le'Mon Sloan Jr, MD SLOANWest Memphis, AR 723011619625522
  5. Raymond Valdes, M.D.West Memphis, AR 723011508817719
  6. Susan Ward-Jones, M.D.West Memphis, AR 723011851368740
  7. Latonya Washington, MDWest Memphis, AR 723011801010061
  8. Dan Webb, M.D.West Memphis, AR 723011306825443

Common questions

What is Santosh Sudhir Kale, MD's NPI number?

Santosh Sudhir Kale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649490418, issued on Apr 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Santosh Sudhir Kale, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 228 W Tyler Ave Ste 200, West Memphis, AR, 72301. Phone: (901) 830-6247. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Santosh Sudhir Kale, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-6712, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Santosh Sudhir Kale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Santosh Sudhir Kale, MD had 961 Medicare Part D claims for 422 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.