Jishna Shrestha, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Lafayette, LA
Jishna Shrestha, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1568082931, issued on Apr 25, 2020. Check the license (Louisiana 346404, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jishna Shrestha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 346404 LA
125.076629 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 Hospital Dr Ste 100, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 703-3390
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2025
- Fax
- (337) 703-3399
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250805004370); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 155 Hospital Dr Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Charles Fitch, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1568104479
- Amber Wattigny, AG-ACNPNurse Practitioner1477065381
Verify Jishna Shrestha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 346404Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy23 claims
- Genvoya18 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 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: $485.09
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Melinta Therapeutics, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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 2 group practices
- Lafayette General Medical Center IncLafayette, LA
- Lafayette Health Ventures IncLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jishna Shrestha among 128 infectious disease physician records in Louisiana
Jishna Shrestha, MD is one of 128 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 92% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 85 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 128 infectious disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 128 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marvi Mahar, MDLafayette, LA 705031245858034
- Rolando Saenz, MDLafayette, LA 705061780665141
- Christopher Wexler, MDLafayette, LA 705061538663091
- Jad Aridi, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081669917795
- John Ho, MDLafayette, LA 705081538257803
- Evan Rivere, MDLafayette, LA 705081235766502
- Alma Gjino, MDSlidell, LA 704581699965293
- Mary Joubert, MDSlidell, LA 704581730148677
Common questions
What is Jishna Shrestha, MD's NPI number?
Jishna Shrestha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568082931, issued on Apr 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jishna Shrestha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 Hospital Dr Ste 100, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 703-3390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jishna Shrestha, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 346404, 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 Jishna Shrestha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jishna Shrestha, MD had 102 Medicare Part D claims; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.