David Richter Sharma, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
David Richter Sharma, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1992168173, issued on Apr 4, 2016. Check the license (California A153339, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Richter Sharma
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A153339 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 N State St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (916) 832-2617
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200330003809); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Richter Sharma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A153339Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin15 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate12 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil11 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: $147.89
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 2 group practices
- Intercommunity Emergency Medical GroupDowney, CA
- Pih Health PhysiciansSanta Fe Springs, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Richter Sharma among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
David Richter Sharma, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is David Richter Sharma, MD's NPI number?
David Richter Sharma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992168173, issued on Apr 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Richter Sharma, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 N State St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (916) 832-2617. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Richter Sharma, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A153339, 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 David Richter Sharma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Richter Sharma, MD had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.