Bal Raj Bhandari, M.D.

Primary specialty

SpecialistTaxonomy code 174400000X

License

11414R Issued in LA

Practice address

616 S Washington St
Bastrop, LA 71220-5035

Phone

(318) 283-2177

Fax

(318) 283-2251

NPI assigned

Mar 28, 2006

Last updated

Jul 13, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in LA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

GastroenterologyAlso: Internal Medicine

Education

Other, 1987

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Hospital Service District No 1a of the Parish of Richland State of laGroup PAC ID 1456307230, shared by 10 NPIs, 31 clinicians

Morehouse Community Medical Centers, Inc.Group PAC ID 1254343593, 27 clinicians

Morehouse Parish Hospital Service District 1Group PAC ID 6507990165, 7 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Morehouse General Hospital Hospital, Bastrop, LA, CCN 190116
• Monroe Surgical Hospital Hospital, Monroe, LA, CCN 190245
• Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Hospital, Delhi, LA, CCN 191323
• Ashley County Medical Center Hospital, Crossett, AR, CCN 041323
• Fmol Health St Francis Hospital, Monroe, LA, CCN 190125

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

75.63 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

52.09

Improvement activities

40

Cost

75.67

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: bal.bhandari.1@11502.direct.athenahealth.com
• Direct secure messaging: bal.bhandari.1@29430.direct.athenahealth.com
• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/11502/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4
• Direct secure messaging: raj.bhandari.1@13199.direct.athenahealth.com
• Direct secure messaging: rbhandari@yourcarecommunity.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Morehouse Community Medical Centers, Inc.

  dba CommuniHealth Services

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Bastrop, LA
  • NPI 1053373191
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Morehouse Parish Hospital Service District 1

  dba MGH Physicians Clinic

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Bastrop, LA
  • NPI 1891013496

  Gastroenterology

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Hospital Service District No 1-a of the Parish of Richland State of la

  dba Richland Parish Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Delhi, LA
  • NPI 1336109768
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Hospital Service District No 1-a of the Parish of Richland State of la

  dba Richland Parish Hospital Based Physicians

  • Critical Access Hospital Clinic/Center
  • Delhi, LA
  • NPI 1851317911
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Gastroenterology & Nutritional Medical Services

  • Specialist
  • Bastrop, LA
  • NPI 1427018852
  Authorized official Same address or phone
• Dr James Michael Smith Apmc

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Bastrop, LA
  • NPI 1508064296
  NPD
• Hospital Service District No 1-a of the Parish of Richland State of la

  dba Richland Parish Hospital Emergency Room Physicians

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Delhi, LA
  • NPI 1760348056
  NPD
• Morehouse Community Medical Centers, Inc

  dba CommuniHealth Services Riser Middle School Based Health Center

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • West Monroe, LA
  • NPI 1073993580
  NPD
• Morehouse Community Medical Centers, Inc.

  dba CommuniHealth Services Miller Roy Clinic

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Monroe, LA
  • NPI 1114740438
  NPD
• Morehouse Community Medical Centers, Inc

  dba Communihealth Services Behavioral Health Wellness Clinic

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Bastrop, LA
  • NPI 1356898589
  NPD (past)
• Morehouse Community Medical Centers, Inc

  dba CommuniHealth Services Monroe Community Health Center

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Monroe, LA
  • NPI 1902393648
  NPD (past)
• Morehouse Community Medical Centers, Inc.

  dba CommuniHealth Services Bastrop Community Health Center

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Bastrop, LA
  • NPI 1134879992
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Hospital Service District No 1-a of the Parish of Richland State of la

  dba Richland Parish Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Delhi, LA
  • NPI 1336109768
  Care Compare affiliation
• Monroe Surgical Hospital, LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Monroe, LA
  • NPI 1225031495
  Care Compare affiliation
• Morehouse General Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bastrop, LA
  • NPI 1003898313
  Care Compare affiliation
• St Francis Medical Center, Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Monroe, LA
  • NPI 1295723229
  Care Compare affiliation
• Crossett Health Foundation

  dba Ashley County Medical Center

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Crossett, AR
  • NPI 1952308215
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Specialist in Bastrop, LA
• Providers in Bastrop, LA by specialty
• Specialist in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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