NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zinkal Bhutwala, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Lakeland, FL

Zinkal Bhutwala, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1629572946, issued on Mar 21, 2018. Check the license (Florida ME147403, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1629572946
Name
Zinkal Bhutwala
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
ME147403 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4315 Highland Park Blvd Ste A, Lakeland, FL 33813
Phone
(863) 816-5884
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2018
Record last updated
Jan 23, 2025
Fax
(863) 940-4856
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210730000640); 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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Also registered at 4315 Highland Park Blvd Ste A

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Aisha Aman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1780902817
  2. Sheronda Brooks, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1578438594
  3. Sukhmani Chauhan, MDHospitalist Physician1144724642
  4. Jorge Chavez, MDFamily Medicine Physician1396132239
  5. Bernard Dankyi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1932786340
  6. Aleksandra Ignatowicz, DOInternal Medicine Physician1750021945

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

482 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.

  1. Zinkal Bhutwala482
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone24 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate17 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium16 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. Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Riverview, FL

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

Zinkal Bhutwala among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida

Zinkal Bhutwala, MD is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

64 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Lakeland

They are 64 of the 5,099 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakeland, and 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sukhmani Chauhan, MDLakeland, FL 338131144724642
  2. Gulab Sher, MDLakeland, FL 338131780617977
  3. Mitsu Bueno, DOLakeland, FL 338051306586375
  4. Aaron Curtwright, D.O.Lakeland, FL 338051952923724
  5. Adrian Feliciano, MDLakeland, FL 338051801599444
  6. Waleed Ismail, DOLakeland, FL 338051801415021
  7. Archa JamesLakeland, FL 338051588352942
  8. Christiane Martell Rodriguez, MDLakeland, FL 338051588369581

Common questions

What is Zinkal Bhutwala, MD's NPI number?

Zinkal Bhutwala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629572946, issued on Mar 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zinkal Bhutwala, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4315 Highland Park Blvd Ste A, Lakeland, FL, 33813. Phone: (863) 816-5884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zinkal Bhutwala, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME147403, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Zinkal Bhutwala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zinkal Bhutwala, MD had 482 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.