NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Keith Balram Shankar, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Dunkirk, NY

Keith Balram Shankar, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Dunkirk, New York, and NPI 1225657364, issued on Apr 9, 2020. Check the license (New York 326975, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1225657364
Name
Keith Balram Shankar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
326975 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3898 Vineyard Dr Ste 1, Dunkirk, NY 14048
Phone
(716) 363-6960
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2020
Record last updated
Dec 5, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240226003695); 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 3898 Vineyard Dr Ste 1

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

  1. Avani Gayathri Kanneganti, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235585407
  2. Amanda Olander, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1235002940
  3. Ravi Jyot Singh Sahni, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1215483581
  4. Rabina Sippy, MDFamily Medicine Physician1982369633

Verify Keith Balram Shankar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

766 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Keith Shankar766
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
  3. Alprazolam26 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium24 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide19 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 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: $696.04

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Keith Shankar$696.04
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. General Physician PCDunkirk, NY

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

Keith Balram Shankar among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York

Keith Balram Shankar, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% 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 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 86% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Dunkirk

They are 9 of the 364 NPPES records with a practice address in Dunkirk, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gabriel AttallahDunkirk, NY 140481689220444
  2. Helen Carreras-Suchanick, D.O.Dunkirk, NY 140481013986256
  3. Tat- Sum Lee, M.D.Dunkirk, NY 140481477500304
  4. Leslie McNaughtan, M.D.Dunkirk, NY 140481902347172
  5. Maxim Mitchell, MDDunkirk, NY 140481194175968
  6. Matthew Rivera, MDDunkirk, NY 140481598256190
  7. Eric Sager, MDDunkirk, NY 140481841856374
  8. Rabina Sippy, MDDunkirk, NY 140481982369633

Common questions

What is Keith Balram Shankar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Keith Balram Shankar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225657364, issued on Apr 9, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Keith Balram Shankar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3898 Vineyard Dr Ste 1, Dunkirk, NY, 14048. Phone: (716) 363-6960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Keith Balram Shankar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 326975, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Keith Balram Shankar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Keith Balram Shankar, M.D. had 766 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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