NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Biraj Shrestha, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Allentown, PA

Biraj Shrestha, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1770195828, issued on Aug 20, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD495412, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770195828
Name
Biraj Shrestha
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
MD495412 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1648 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102
Phone
(610) 628-8038
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1648 Hamilton St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Avery Bryant, CRNPNurse Practitioner1689159188
  2. Andrew CurialeCardiovascular Disease Physician1245692763
  3. Lucy DemoPhysician Assistant1770172074
  4. Jason Kaplan, D.O.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1184966277
  5. Ather Mansoor, M.D., M.H.A.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1902023211
  6. Christian Pothering, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1093197741

Verify Biraj Shrestha in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

49 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Biraj Shrestha49
  2. Specialty average3,078

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: $66.68

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Biraj Shrestha$66.68
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Biraj Shrestha among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania

Biraj Shrestha, MD is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

70 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Allentown

They are 70 of the 5,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Allentown, and 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew CurialeAllentown, PA 181021245692763
  2. Jason Kaplan, D.O.Allentown, PA 181021184966277
  3. Ather Mansoor, M.D., M.H.A.Allentown, PA 181021902023211
  4. Michael Summers, D.O.Allentown, PA 181021134469232
  5. Michael Barrett, MDAllentown, PA 181031679561898
  6. John Cassel, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031346233806
  7. Bruce Feldman, D.O.Allentown, PA 181031528095684
  8. David Goldner, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031487694683

Common questions

What is Biraj Shrestha, MD's NPI number?

Biraj Shrestha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770195828, issued on Aug 20, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Biraj Shrestha, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1648 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA, 18102. Phone: (610) 628-8038. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Biraj Shrestha, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD495412, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Biraj Shrestha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Biraj Shrestha, MD had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.