Ankur Sharma, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Sacramento, CA
Ankur Sharma, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1316177587, issued on Jul 21, 2009. Check the license (California A119014, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ankur Sharma
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- A119014 CA
036.134375 IL
L1501570 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4150 V St, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-3014
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 734-7920
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140624000525); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ankur Sharma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A119014Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
997 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol145 claims
- Furosemide100 claims
- Calcitriol69 claims
- Lisinopril62 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate54 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate37 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $20.14
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Nephrology Associates OF Northern Illinois LtdJoliet, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ankur Sharma among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Ankur Sharma, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Ankur Sharma, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ankur Sharma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316177587, issued on Jul 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ankur Sharma, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4150 V St, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-3014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ankur Sharma, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A119014, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ankur Sharma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ankur Sharma, M.D. had 997 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.