NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Divya Shankaranarayanan, MD

Nephrology Physician · Washington, DC

Divya Shankaranarayanan, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1740691054, issued on May 9, 2014. Check the license (District of Columbia MD048609, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; 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
1740691054
Name
Divya Shankaranarayanan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
MD048609 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 3-438, Washington, DC 20037
Phone
(202) 741-2282
Enumerated
May 9, 2014
Record last updated
Sep 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(202) 741-2285
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201125000339); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of Medicine
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21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,163 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Divya Shankaranarayanan1,163
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone96 claims
  2. Nifedipine Er71 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate70 claims
  4. Carvedilol60 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl54 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium52 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: $204.39

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. 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.

  1. Divya Shankaranarayanan$204.39
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Medical Faculty Associates, IncWashington, DC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Divya Shankaranarayanan among 79 nephrology physician records in District of Columbia

Divya Shankaranarayanan, MD is one of 79 nephrology physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 1998 among the 47 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 207RN0300X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in District of Columbia

There are 79 nephrology physician records in District of Columbia.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stefan Dosa, M.D.Washington, DC 200371023062627
  2. Edward Dudek, M.D.Washington, DC 200371669428256
  3. Patrick Gipson, MDWashington, DC 200371144231531
  4. Nicolas Guzman, MDWashington, DC 200371326134313
  5. Violet Habwe, MDWashington, DC 200371821042359
  6. Mohammad Khan, M.D.Washington, DC 200371043267016
  7. Paul Kimmel, M.D.Washington, DC 200371285820407
  8. Bruce Leslie, M.D.Washington, DC 200371689696452

Common questions

What is Divya Shankaranarayanan, MD's NPI number?

Divya Shankaranarayanan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740691054, issued on May 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Divya Shankaranarayanan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 3-438, Washington, DC, 20037. Phone: (202) 741-2282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Divya Shankaranarayanan, MD's license?

NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD048609, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Divya Shankaranarayanan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Divya Shankaranarayanan, MD had 1,163 Medicare Part D claims for 142 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.