Dr. Avinash Sukhdev Bhakta, MD

Dr. Bhakta practices at University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, part of University of Kentucky HealthCare.

Dr. Bhakta's NPI, 1417274028, was assigned on April 23, 2010. Dr. Bhakta graduated from University of Nevada School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Bhakta holds Kentucky license 49490.

Dr. Bhakta's primary practice is University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, at 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536 in Fayette County. The practice phone is (859) 257-2278.

Dr. Bhakta's primary practice is University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, part of University of Kentucky HealthCare. The medical group on file is University of Kentucky General Pediatrics.

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

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Bhakta's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Bhakta is licensed in Kentucky.

CMS data shows 172 Medicare services from Dr. Bhakta across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 112 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,781 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 112 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhakta in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 58 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.47, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bhakta's median patient age at 68, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bhakta wrote 184 Medicare Part D claims for 49 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 113 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,057 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 102 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Bhakta for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bhakta accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 24 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Bhakta, more than 50% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 31 papers to Dr. Bhakta, published from 2014 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Kentucky, Postoperative Complications and Colectomy. Dr. Bhakta has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Bhakta's most frequent co-authors are Owen Glotzer, MD, Steven Charles Stain, MD and Sandra Jones Beck, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 28 general payments to Dr. Bhakta from 4 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $14,676.

Dr. Bhakta graduated from University of Nevada School of Medicine in 2010.