NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gopalan Umashankar, M.D.

Neurology Physician · Littleton, NH

Gopalan Umashankar, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Littleton, New Hampshire, and NPI 1578678314, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (New Hampshire 13185, as entered in NPPES) on the New Hampshire 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
1578678314
Name
Gopalan Umashankar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
13185 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
580 St. Johnsbury RD., Littleton, NH 03561
Phone
(603) 444-9609
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061229000121); 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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Also registered at 580 St. Johnsbury RD.

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jessica Jacobs, MDPediatrics Physician1164580726
  2. Patricia Kellogg, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1598919847
  3. Emily Kelly, APRNObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1760706816
  4. Nicholas Marks, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1669448650
  5. Sunit Patel, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1629071220
  6. Kathleen Pearson, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1629159108

Verify Gopalan Umashankar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Hampshire Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

1,965 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Gopalan Umashankar1,965
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam398 claims
  2. Lamotrigine181 claims
  3. Carbidopa-Levodopa116 claims
  4. Lacosamide86 claims
  5. Carbamazepine Er65 claims
  6. Divalproex Sodium Er65 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: $184.70

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gopalan Umashankar$184.70
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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

  1. Concord Hospital IncConcord, NH
  2. Concord Hospital-LaconiaLaconia, NH

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

Gopalan Umashankar among 112 neurology physician records in New Hampshire

Gopalan Umashankar, M.D. is one of 112 neurology physician records with a practice address in New Hampshire. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 79 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a New Hampshire practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in New Hampshire

There are 112 neurology physician records in New Hampshire.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sergio Ramirez Salazar, MDLittleton, NH 035611033632716
  2. Crizeldo Cariaso, M.D.Berlin, NH 035701841444288
  3. Beatrice Engstrand, MDBerlin, NH 035701295729507
  4. Paul Hardy, MDPeterborough, NH 034581548360035
  5. Rand Swenson, MDPeterborough, NH 034581518912716
  6. Valerie Gendron, MDKeene, NH 034311962662809
  7. Randall Long, M.D.PHDKeene, NH 034311265416119
  8. Theodore Ruel, M.D.Keene, NH 034311669406146

Common questions

What is Gopalan Umashankar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gopalan Umashankar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578678314, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gopalan Umashankar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 580 St. Johnsbury RD., Littleton, NH, 03561. Phone: (603) 444-9609. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gopalan Umashankar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Hampshire license number 13185, as entered by the provider. Search the New Hampshire Board of Medicine at https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gopalan Umashankar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gopalan Umashankar, M.D. had 1,965 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.