Dr. Amit Wasudeo Bhandarkar, MD

Dr. Bhandarkar practices at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia in Centralia, Illinois, part of SSM Health Care.

Dr. Bhandarkar's NPI, 1962711937, was assigned on September 24, 2010. Dr. Bhandarkar graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in 2002. Dr. Bhandarkar holds Alabama license L3267.

Dr. Bhandarkar's primary practice is SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia, at 400 North Pleasant Avenue, Centralia, IL 62801 in Marion County. The practice phone is (618) 436-8000.

Dr. Bhandarkar's primary practice is SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia in Centralia, Illinois, part of SSM Health Care. Dr. Bhandarkar is also affiliated with St. Luke's Hospital. The medical group on file is SSM Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhandarkar to 1 more hospital, 4 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 breast imaging center and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bhandarkar practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Bhandarkar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Bhandarkar's licenses on file in 7 states: Alabama, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, New York, Ohio and Washington.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, back pain injection, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint arthropathy, joint pain and lower back pain among the conditions Dr. Bhandarkar treats.

CMS data shows 275 Medicare services from Dr. Bhandarkar across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 164 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,605 for them.

CMS counts 164 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhandarkar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 71 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bhandarkar's median patient age at 62, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bhandarkar wrote 163 Medicare Part D claims for 58 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 141 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,520 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 169 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Bhandarkar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 29 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Bhandarkar, more than 44% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Bhandarkar, published from 2014 to 2022. 2022 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Bhandarkar has published most often in Cureus. Dr. Bhandarkar's most frequent co-authors are Akshay Goel, MD, Samer Kakish, MS and Anuj Singla, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 131 general payments to Dr. Bhandarkar from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $3,624.

Dr. Bhandarkar graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in 2002. Dr. Bhandarkar is a member of NASS.

Dr. Bhandarkar is in network with 25 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.