2026 NPPES data Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician NPI 1467459362 MD
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ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician in KOKOMO, Indiana. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 253 beneficiaries · Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
94%
generic claims · 6% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$25.19
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD filed 2,095 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician in KOKOMO, Indiana, prescribing 94% generic.

2K
Part D claims, 2023
94%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

2,095 Top 16% higher than 84% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/07/2005

NPI 1467459362

Primary specialty

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician

Rare

371 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,095 108% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,005

Specialty distribution in Indiana

How Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician compares to other specialties among Indiana providers

Indiana providers

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician share within Indiana

1. Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician share within Indiana

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 2354 W BOULEVARD, KOKOMO, IN, 46902, with a listed phone of (765) 457-4800. NPI 1467459362 was issued on 07/07/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what SHARBA most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,095 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 253 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $199K in drug spend, split 6% brand-name and 94% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 371 enrolled providers across 45 states and an average of 1,005 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

2354 W BOULEVARD
KOKOMO, IN 46902

Provider Details

NPI 1467459362
Specialty Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/07/2005

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

ST VINCENT MEDICAL GROUP INC
KOKOMO, IN

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$25

Largest payer

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD — brand share 6.0%
Specialty average (est.)

6% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 2,095 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

2,095
Total Claims
$199K
Total Drug Cost
253
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
3,655
Total Day Supply
108,240
Brand vs Generic
6% brand / 94% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$104K
Generic Drug Cost
$96K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
68.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.64
Gender Split
53% female / 47% male
Age Distribution
<65: 65, 65-74: 102, 75-84: 62, 85+: 24

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Gabapentin
161
Memantine Hcl
138
Levetiracetam
107
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride
Pramipexole Di-Hcl
93
Baclofen
84
Donepezil Hcl
79
Armodafinil
76
Zonisamide
64
Divalproex Sodium
62
Lamotrigine
56

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Overview

How ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD fits within the Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician landscape nationally.

371
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Providers in US
45
States with Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
1,005
Avg Claims per Provider

ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD's 2,095 claims are above the specialty average of 1,005.

Nearby Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Providers in Indiana

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Indiana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as SHARBA.

Compare Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD's specialty?
ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD specializes in Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician and practices in KOKOMO, Indiana. Credentials: MD.
How much does ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD wrote 2,095 Medicare Part D claims totaling $199K in drug costs for 253 beneficiaries.
Where is ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD located?
ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD is located at 2354 W BOULEVARD, KOKOMO, IN, 46902. Phone: (765) 457-4800.
What is ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD's NPI number?
ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467459362, issued on 07/07/2005.
Does ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD's prescribing is 6% brand-name and 94% generic drugs by claim count, with $104K in brand drug costs.
How many Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 371 Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers across 45 states in the US. The average Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician provider writes 1,005 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Memantine Hcl, Levetiracetam. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD accept Medicare?
ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,095 Part D claims and 253 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD's credentials?
ABDULKARIM SHARBA, MD's NPI is 1467459362 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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