Varun Kumar Bhalla, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC
Varun Kumar Bhalla, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1447412127, issued on Jun 25, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 440460, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Varun Kumar Bhalla
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 440460 SC
003000 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 500, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-4555
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 434-4599
- Medicaid ID
- 404609 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170828001368); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 647 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 9 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 500
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Berg, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1104866771
- Rebekah Blankenship, PA-CPhysician Assistant1710684527
- Jeffrey Ehreth, MDPediatric Urology Physician1962431304
- Mary Lethco, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1912475351
- Brandi Martinez, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1245698232
- Rodrigo Mon, MDSurgery Physician1457390528
Verify Varun Kumar Bhalla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 440460Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $143.77
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was PolyNovo North America LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Varun Kumar Bhalla among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Varun Kumar Bhalla, M.D. is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jesse Clanton, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031023246295
- Arthur Cooler, MDColumbia, SC 292031326078890
- Peter Felice, MDColumbia, SC 292031992966881
- Mark Jones, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031295863058
- Zeid Keilani, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031154585578
- Rodrigo Mon, MDColumbia, SC 292031457390528
- Allyson Moulton, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031366619132
- Fernando Navarro, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031164479325
Common questions
What is Varun Kumar Bhalla, M.D.'s NPI number?
Varun Kumar Bhalla, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447412127, issued on Jun 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Varun Kumar Bhalla, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 500, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-4555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Varun Kumar Bhalla, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 440460, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.