NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Indira Sastry, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Shreveport, LA

Indira Sastry, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1659367175, issued on Sep 20, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 10916R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659367175
Name
Indira Sastry
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
10916R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1666 E Bert Kouns Loop, Shreveport, LA 71105
Phone
(318) 797-7696
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(318) 797-3836
Medicaid ID
1650366 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050523000899); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1666 E Bert Kouns Loop

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

  1. Paul Davis, M.D.Specialist1306838552
  2. Kathryn Kennedy, MDPsychiatry Physician1427088020

Verify Indira Sastry in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

625 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Indira Sastry625
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta168 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa61 claims
  3. Cefuroxime33 claims
  4. Fluticasone Propionate28 claims
  5. Fluticasone-Salmeterol26 claims
  6. Celecoxib22 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: $179.92

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Indira Sastry$179.92
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Indira Sastry among 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana

Indira Sastry, M.D. is one of 208 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2001 among the 156 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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 207RP1001X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Himanshu Desai, MDShreveport, LA 711051710976592
  2. Scott Howard, D.O.Shreveport, LA 711051124334859
  3. Richard Kamm, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051295835684
  4. Robert Holladay, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711041124023668
  5. Howard Lippton, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711041548267578
  6. Teddy Arevalo Rodriguez, MDShreveport, LA 711031295390169
  7. Afsana Asharaf, MDShreveport, LA 711031114448784
  8. Daniel Banks, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031790707131

Common questions

What is Indira Sastry, M.D.'s NPI number?

Indira Sastry, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659367175, issued on Sep 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Indira Sastry, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1666 E Bert Kouns Loop, Shreveport, LA, 71105. Phone: (318) 797-7696. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Indira Sastry, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 10916R, 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 Indira Sastry, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Indira Sastry, M.D. had 625 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.