Karthik Sheka, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · East Stroudsburg, PA
Karthik Sheka, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1295729440, issued on Sep 2, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD426730, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karthik Sheka
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD426730 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Plaza Court, Suite A, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
- Phone
- (570) 424-9970
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 424-2899
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050829000481); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 Plaza Court, Suite A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karthik Sheka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD426730Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,449 Medicare Part D claims for 729 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate400 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium386 claims
- Eliquis271 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium243 claims
- Lisinopril238 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate188 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $613.37
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupTobyhanna, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karthik Sheka among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Karthik Sheka, M.D. is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% 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, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in East Stroudsburg
They are 8 of the 786 NPPES records with a practice address in East Stroudsburg, and 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Bair, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011093765802
- David Doron, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011538119680
- Anil Gupta, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011053334649
- Mark Indzonka, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011912911405
- Vidyashankar Ponnathpur, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011588608103
- Patricia Rylko, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011508882234
- Arjinder Sethi, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011871587857
- Todd Banning, D.O.Lehighton, PA 182351063425437
Common questions
What is Karthik Sheka, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karthik Sheka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295729440, issued on Sep 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karthik Sheka, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Plaza Court, Suite A, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18301. Phone: (570) 424-9970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karthik Sheka, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD426730, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karthik Sheka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karthik Sheka, M.D. had 3,449 Medicare Part D claims for 729 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karthik Sheka, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.