Ankush Sharma, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Walnut, CA
Ankush Sharma, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Walnut, California, and NPI 1649433616, issued on Jul 9, 2008. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ankush Sharma
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MT193946 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20927 Gartel Dr, Walnut, CA 91789
- Phone
- (213) 709-3930
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110819000135); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ankush Sharma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
609 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium99 claims
- Famotidine46 claims
- Gavilyte-G37 claims
- Linzess31 claims
- Sucralfate31 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl26 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,858.17
87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Citrus Valley Gastroenterology A Medical CorporationCovina, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ankush Sharma among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Ankush Sharma, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Chen, M.D.Walnut, CA 917891568445229
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- Johny Cu, MDWest Covina, CA 917901336223569
- Seung Sue Cua, MDWest Covina, CA 917901063513661
- Ziad Dabuni, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901851349187
- Anil Gupta, MDWest Covina, CA 917901538182407
- Ruth Karunananthan, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901922057256
Common questions
What is Ankush Sharma, MD's NPI number?
Ankush Sharma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649433616, issued on Jul 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ankush Sharma, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20927 Gartel Dr, Walnut, CA, 91789. Phone: (213) 709-3930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ankush Sharma, MD's license?
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 Ankush Sharma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ankush Sharma, MD had 609 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ankush Sharma, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.