Jharana Shrestha, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Weatherford, TX
Jharana Shrestha, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Weatherford, Texas, and NPI 1548228125, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas K8490, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jharana Shrestha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- K8490 TX
E3935 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 Santa FE Dr, Weatherford, TX 76086
- Phone
- (817) 759-7000
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2025
- Fax
- (817) 759-7027
- Medicaid IDs
- 193203001 TX
154143001 AR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080610000818); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 920 Santa FE Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jharana Shrestha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K8490Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,148 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 122 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate467 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate220 claims
- Prednisone154 claims
- Allopurinol153 claims
- Leflunomide141 claims
- Folic Acid111 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $168.39
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Oncology Hematology Consultants, PAWeatherford, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jharana Shrestha among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Jharana Shrestha, MD is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
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- Christina Koo, DOFort Worth, TX 761041962081554
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Common questions
What is Jharana Shrestha, MD's NPI number?
Jharana Shrestha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548228125, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jharana Shrestha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 Santa FE Dr, Weatherford, TX, 76086. Phone: (817) 759-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jharana Shrestha, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K8490, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jharana Shrestha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jharana Shrestha, MD had 2,148 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jharana Shrestha, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.