Shalini Bichala, MBBS
Family Medicine Physician · Bentonville, AR
Shalini Bichala, MBBS is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bentonville, Arkansas, and NPI 1548452634, issued on Aug 13, 2007. Check the license (Arkansas E-15774, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shalini Bichala
- Credential
- MBBS
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- E-15774 AR
26062 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1401 N Walton Blvd, Bentonville, AR 72712
- Phone
- (479) 319-5355
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2023
- Fax
- (479) 319-5354
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230504003274); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1401 N Walton Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Soudarath Liu, APRNPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1962153452
Verify Shalini Bichala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-15774Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,021 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 142 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate133 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium124 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium122 claims
- Gabapentin99 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium86 claims
- Lisinopril82 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: $120.20
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Averitas Pharma Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Mercy Health Northwest Arkansas CommunitiesBentonville, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shalini Bichala among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Shalini Bichala, MBBS is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% 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 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bentonville
They are 39 of the 1,686 NPPES records with a practice address in Bentonville, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Shalini Bichala, MBBS's NPI number?
Shalini Bichala, MBBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548452634, issued on Aug 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shalini Bichala, MBBS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 N Walton Blvd, Bentonville, AR, 72712. Phone: (479) 319-5355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shalini Bichala, MBBS's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-15774, 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 Shalini Bichala, MBBS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shalini Bichala, MBBS had 4,021 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.