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.
- 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
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Verify Zinkal Bhutwala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME147403Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone24 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate17 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- 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
- 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.
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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.