Bharat Sachdeva, MD
NPI 1720098296ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Shreveport, LA
Internal Medicine (MD) with Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group Practice, practicing in Shreveport, Louisiana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $561,138 for 1,554 claims, against $57,050 paid for services in 2024. Travere Therapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 12 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,313 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Ochsner Lsu Health Monroe and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1720098296 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 17, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 026348 | LA |
| Internal Medicine, Nephrology | 207RN0300X | 026348 | LA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nephrology (LA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 204 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 612 across 46 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $57,050 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,554 · 2,645 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 225 |
| Total drug cost | $561,138 |
| Generic share | 81% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nephrology |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeShreveport, LA · 571 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Ochsner Lsu Health MonroeMonroe, LA
- Ochsner Lsu Health ShreveportShreveport, LA
- Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport, LA
- Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA
Other facilities
- Dci - ShreveportDialysis facility · Shreveport, LA
- Fmcna - East MindenDialysis facility · Minden, LA
- Fmcna - HomerDialysis facility · Homer, LA
- Fmcna - Minden DialysisDialysis facility · Minden, LA
- Fmcna - North Shreveport DialysisDialysis facility · Shreveport, LA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,313 · 39 payments from 12 companies
- 2024$1,465 · 30 payments from 15 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $235.08 | 10 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $232.09 | 4 |
| Okami Medical, Inc. | $215.42 | 2 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $176.26 | 6 |
| Amgen Inc. | $140.38 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,278 · 36 payments
- Education$34.96 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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