Smitha Bhikkaji, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · Silver Spring, MD
Smitha Bhikkaji, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1346291051, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D64100, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Smitha Bhikkaji
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- D64100 MD
D0064100 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Forest Glen RD, Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Phone
- (301) 754-7991
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2023
- Fax
- (301) 754-7990
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060720000239); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Smitha Bhikkaji in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D64100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 2 group practices
- Emergency Medicine Associates P.A., P.C.Haymarket, VA
- Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services OF Maryland LLCFort Washington, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Smitha Bhikkaji among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland
Smitha Bhikkaji, M.D is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 2,445 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
186 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Silver Spring
They are 186 of the 6,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver Spring, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Smitha Bhikkaji, M.D's NPI number?
Smitha Bhikkaji, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346291051, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Smitha Bhikkaji, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Forest Glen RD, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. Phone: (301) 754-7991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Smitha Bhikkaji, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D64100, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Smitha Bhikkaji, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Smitha Bhikkaji, M.D had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 31 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.