Sudesh Banaji, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · Forrest City, AR
Sudesh Banaji, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Forrest City, Arkansas, and NPI 1003815192, issued on Jul 20, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas E-2308, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sudesh Banaji
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- E-2308 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 332 E Cook St, Forrest City, AR 72335
- Phone
- (870) 630-2233
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (870) 630-2224
- Medicaid ID
- 138381001 AR
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sudesh Banaji in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-2308Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11,849 Medicare Part D claims for 567 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. 591 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium513 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate510 claims
- Simvastatin315 claims
- Omeprazole305 claims
- Metformin Hcl264 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen243 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: $50.63
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Sudesh Banaji among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas
Sudesh Banaji, M.D 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 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).
5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Forrest City
They are 5 of the 377 NPPES records with a practice address in Forrest City, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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- Purnima Sarkar, MDEarle, AR 723311205899572
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- Edward Pillow, MDHelena, AR 723421659387181
- Prabhakara Tukivakala, MDHelena, AR 723421659474161
Common questions
What is Sudesh Banaji, M.D's NPI number?
Sudesh Banaji, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003815192, issued on Jul 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sudesh Banaji, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 332 E Cook St, Forrest City, AR, 72335. Phone: (870) 630-2233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sudesh Banaji, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-2308, 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 Sudesh Banaji, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sudesh Banaji, M.D had 11,849 Medicare Part D claims for 567 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.