Ganesh M. Shankar, MD, PHD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Boston, MA
Ganesh M. Shankar, MD, PHD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1023339314, issued on Jun 21, 2010. Check the license (Massachusetts 264888, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ganesh M. Shankar
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 264888 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 726-5143
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170823000918); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ganesh M. Shankar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 264888Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $5,882.63
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Martha's Vineyard Hospital IncOak Bluffs, MA · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Ganesh M. Shankar among 236 neurological surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Ganesh M. Shankar, MD, PHD is one of 236 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2001 among the 154 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 236 neurological surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 236 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alireza Atri, MD PHDBoston, MA 021141326038506
- Frederick Barker, MDBoston, MA 021141649244344
- Lawrence Borges, MDBoston, MA 021141851379010
- Daniel Cahill, MD PHDBoston, MA 021141336113679
- Paul Chapman, MDBoston, MA 021141780674960
- Jean Valery Coumans, MDBoston, MA 021141467436154
- William Curry, MDBoston, MA 021141730163395
- Emad Eskandar, MDBoston, MA 021141972576239
Common questions
What is Ganesh M. Shankar, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Ganesh M. Shankar, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023339314, issued on Jun 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ganesh M. Shankar, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-5143. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ganesh M. Shankar, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 264888, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ganesh M. Shankar, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ganesh M. Shankar, MD, PHD had 13 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.