Dr. Ankur Prakash Bhakta, DO

Dr. Bhakta practices at Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital in Round Rock, Texas, part of Ascension Health Alliance.

Dr. Bhakta's NPI, 1164714127, was assigned on May 10, 2011. Dr. Bhakta graduated from Oklahoma State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 2011. Dr. Bhakta holds Texas license R1500.

Dr. Bhakta's primary practice is Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital, at 201 Seton Parkway, Round Rock, TX 78664 in Williamson County. The practice phone is (512) 324-0000.

Dr. Bhakta's primary practice is Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital in Round Rock, Texas, part of Ascension Health Alliance. Dr. Bhakta is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock. The medical group on file is Seton Family of Doctors. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhakta to 2 more hospitals, 5 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Bhakta's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Bhakta is board certified in surgery by the AOA Board of Surgery. Dr. Bhakta is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, chest trauma, collapsed lung, colonoscopy, colon removal and esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery among the conditions Dr. Bhakta treats.

CMS data shows 321 Medicare services from Dr. Bhakta across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 201 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $47,792 for them.

CMS counts 201 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhakta in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 83 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.55, 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 261 Medicare Part D claims for 86 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 159 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,661 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 72 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Bhakta accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Bhakta, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Bhakta, published from 2015 to 2017. Dr. Bhakta has published most often in Surgery. Dr. Bhakta's most frequent co-authors are Edward Jones, MD, Michelle Chi Nguyen, MD, MPH and David Seth Strosberg, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 238 general payments to Dr. Bhakta from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $85,641.

Dr. Bhakta graduated from Oklahoma State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 2011. Dr. Bhakta is a member of ACOS, ACS and AOA.

Dr. Bhakta is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.