DR. SURENDAR BHANDARI MD
NPI 1780633453
Internal Medicine in Shelby, NC
About Dr. Surendar Bhandari Md NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
DR. SURENDAR BHANDARI MD (NPI 1780633453) is an individual internal medicine provider in Shelby, North Carolina, licensed in New Mexico (MD2016-0077) and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. He is enrolled in Medicare PECOS, is affiliated with Memorial Medical Center, and maintains a secondary practice location in Greenville.
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses 2
Secondary Practice Location 1
Other Identifiers 3
Accepted Insurance
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
Dr. Surendar Bhandari Md is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.
Medicare Billing Reassignments
12Medicare enrollment records show Surendar Bhandari reassigns Medicare billing to 12 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.
Lancaster, SC 29720
- Reassigned Medicare billing, South Carolina enrollment
- 59 clinicians in this Medicare group
Brevard, NC 28712
- Reassigned Medicare billing, North Carolina enrollment
- 234 clinicians in this Medicare group
Columbia, SC 29204
- Reassigned Medicare billing, South Carolina enrollment
- Medicare enrollment name: Apogee Medical Group South Carolina
- 209 clinicians in this Medicare group
Aiken, SC 29801
- Reassigned Medicare billing, South Carolina enrollment
- 117 clinicians in this Medicare group
Florence, SC 29506
- Reassigned Medicare billing, South Carolina enrollment
- 816 clinicians in this Medicare group
Bamberg, SC 29003
- Reassigned Medicare billing, South Carolina enrollment
- 2,389 clinicians in this Medicare group
Monroe, GA 30655
- Reassigned Medicare billing, North Carolina enrollment
- 511 clinicians in this Medicare group
Macon, GA 31210
- Reassigned Medicare billing, South Carolina enrollment
- 268 clinicians in this Medicare group
Humble, TX 77338
- Reassigned Medicare billing, New Mexico enrollment
- 251 clinicians in this Medicare group
Albuquerque, NM 87106
- Reassigned Medicare billing, New Mexico enrollment
- 2,105 clinicians in this Medicare group
Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.
Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims 5
Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.
Hospital Affiliations CMS Care Compare 3
Hospitals where this provider delivers care, identified from recent Medicare claims and place-of-service records.
Memorial Medical Center
Acute Care Hospitals · Las Cruces, NMMusc Health Chester Medical Center
Acute Care Hospitals · Chester, SCMusc Health Lancaster Medical Center
Acute Care Hospitals · Lancaster, SCPhysician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area
Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 28150 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.
Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS
Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.
Reported Quality Measures
Referred Medical Equipment & Supplies CMS DME claims 2
Durable medical equipment, devices and supplies this provider ordered from DME suppliers for patients, from Medicare fee-for-service claims.
Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20
Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is Surendar Bhandari's NPI number?
The NPI number for Surendar Bhandari is 1780633453. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on May 9, 2006.
Where is Surendar Bhandari located?
Surendar Bhandari practices at 201 E Grover St, Shelby, NC 28150. The listed phone number is (980) 487-3678.
What is Surendar Bhandari's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207R00000X.
Is Surendar Bhandari enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. Surendar Bhandari is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.
Which organizations bill Medicare for Surendar Bhandari's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Surendar Bhandari reassigns Medicare benefits to 12 organizations: Sc Hospital Medicine Physicians LLC (Lancaster, SC), Southeastern Medical Group, PC (Brevard, NC), Apogee Medical Group, South Carolina, P.C. (Columbia, SC), Sound Physicians Of South Carolina, LLC (Aiken, SC), Mcleod Regional Medical Center Of The Pee Dee, Inc (Florence, SC) and 7 more organizations, listed in the Medicare section above. Each reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Surendar Bhandari's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
What insurance does Surendar Bhandari accept?
Health plans from Ambetter Health, Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter of North Carolina and Ambetter of Tennessee list Surendar Bhandari as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.
Is Surendar Bhandari affiliated with any hospitals?
According to CMS data, Surendar Bhandari is affiliated with Memorial Medical Center, Musc Health Chester Medical Center and Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Surendar Bhandari was last updated on January 4, 2023. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.
# Dr. Surendar Bhandari, MD · NPI 1780633453
Internal Medicine physician in Shelby, North Carolina. Individual provider, active in the CMS NPPES registry since May 9, 2006.
## Identity
- **NPI:** 1780633453 (Entity type: Individual)
- **Enumerated:** May 9, 2006
- **Primary specialty:** Internal Medicine · taxonomy 207R00000X
- **State license:** MD2016-0077 (New Mexico)
- **Sole proprietor:** No
## Practice location
- **Address:** 201 E GROVER ST, Shelby, NC 28150-3917
- **Phone:** (980) 487-3678
## Medicare
- **Medicare:** Enrolled (PECOS); accepts Medicare assignment
- **Ordering & referring:** eligible for Part B labs & imaging, durable medical equipment, home health, power mobility devices
- **Bills Medicare through:** 12 organizations under Medicare reassignment (form CMS-855R): Sc Hospital Medicine Physicians LLC (NPI 1326677915, Lancaster, SC); Southeastern Medical Group, PC (NPI 1184669053, Brevard, NC); Apogee Medical Group, South Carolina, P.C. (NPI 1619028545, Columbia, SC); Sound Physicians Of South Carolina, LLC (NPI 1922428358, Aiken, SC); Mcleod Regional Medical Center Of The Pee Dee, Inc (NPI 1154371433, Florence, SC); and 7 more · CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release
- **Medical school:** Other, class of 1977
## Record status
- **NPPES last updated:** January 4, 2023
- **Other identifiers:** Medicaid N01432 (SC); Medicaid 89133FR (NC); Medicaid 5916238 (NC)
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Source: [NPI Profile](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1780633453) · Data from the CMS NPPES public registry.