Ganesh B. Shidham, MD
Nephrology Physician · Columbus, OH
Ganesh B. Shidham, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1417963224, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35.081621, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ganesh B. Shidham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 35.081621 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 543 Taylor Ave FL 3, Columbus, OH 43203
- Phone
- (614) 293-4837
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Fax
- (614) 293-3125
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040415000518); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 543 Taylor Ave FL 3
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Naveed Ashfaq, MBBSNephrology Physician1609263888
- Morgan Brown, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1558984617
- Subhash Chander, MBBSNephrology Physician1992290928
- Maria Coyle, RPHPharmacist1467458786
- Melissa Edell, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376022418
- Erin Ehlers, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1720660434
Verify Ganesh B. Shidham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.081621Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
592 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Potassium Citrate Er270 claims
- Chlorthalidone105 claims
- Allopurinol43 claims
- Potassium Chloride37 claims
- Indapamide30 claims
- Amiloride Hcl22 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $29.41
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.
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
- Osu Internal Medicine LLCDublin, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Ohio
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Common questions
What is Ganesh B. Shidham, MD's NPI number?
Ganesh B. Shidham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417963224, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ganesh B. Shidham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 543 Taylor Ave FL 3, Columbus, OH, 43203. Phone: (614) 293-4837. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ganesh B. Shidham, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.081621, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ganesh B. Shidham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ganesh B. Shidham, MD had 592 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ganesh B. Shidham, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.