Dr. Siddharth Kishore Bhende, MD

Dr. Bhende practices at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia, part of Sentara Health.

Dr. Bhende's NPI, 1043535602, was assigned on April 6, 2010. Dr. Bhende graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Bhende holds Virginia license 0101253479.

Dr. Bhende's primary practice is Sentara Obici Hospital, at 2800 Godwin Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434 in Suffolk City. The practice phone is (757) 934-4000.

Dr. Bhende's primary practice is Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia, part of Sentara Health. Dr. Bhende is also affiliated with Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. The medical group on file is Sentara Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhende to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bhende practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular surgery is Dr. Bhende's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Bhende is board certified in vascular surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Bhende's licenses on file in 2 states: Virginia and Arizona.

Dmand AI lists amputation, aortic atherosclerois, arterial blot clot /embolism, blood vessel access for dialysis, carotid revascularization, chronic skin ulcer, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and heart device and aorta surgery among the conditions Dr. Bhende treats.

CMS data shows 3,898 Medicare services from Dr. Bhende across 34 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,341 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $180,075 for them.

CMS counts 2,341 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhende in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 913 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.90, 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. Bhende's median patient age at 64, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bhende wrote 257 Medicare Part D claims for 135 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 205 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,403 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 125 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Bhende accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Bhende, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Bhende, published from 2009 to 2012. Dr. Bhende's most frequent co-authors are Toms Augustin, MD, MPH, Michael Roland Go, MD and Uthaiah P. Kokkalera, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 921 general payments to Dr. Bhende from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $33,639.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Bhende, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Bhende graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Bhende is a member of ACS.

Dr. Bhende is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.