Divisha Sharma, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Jefferson, LA
Divisha Sharma, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Jefferson, Louisiana, and NPI 1780176487, issued on May 30, 2018. Check the license (Louisiana 346846, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Divisha Sharma
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 346846 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Jefferson, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-3925
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251023000467); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Divisha Sharma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 346846Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 66% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy29 claims
- Tivicay27 claims
- Odefsey14 claims
- Juluca12 claims
- Levetiracetam11 claims
- Symtuza11 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: $115.98
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Divisha Sharma among 128 infectious disease physician records in Louisiana
Divisha Sharma, M.D. is one of 128 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 87% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 85 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 128 infectious disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 128 in Louisiana → Every provider in Jefferson → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Baumgarten, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211972569168
- Christopher Blais, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211861480915
- Camille Bourgeois, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211124522925
- Joseph Dalovisio, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211548228968
- Eric Ehrensing, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211992779581
- Julia Garcia-Diaz, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211700844594
- Jonathan Hand, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211083938997
- Sandra Kemmerly, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211013966233
Common questions
What is Divisha Sharma, M.D.'s NPI number?
Divisha Sharma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780176487, issued on May 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Divisha Sharma, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Jefferson, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-3925. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Divisha Sharma, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 346846, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Divisha Sharma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Divisha Sharma, M.D. had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.