Kota Chandra Shekar, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Rancho Mirage, CA
Kota Chandra Shekar, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1013988583, issued on Jan 31, 2006. Check the license (California A51899, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kota Chandra Shekar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- A51899 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
- Phone
- (760) 346-7655
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2025
- Fax
- (760) 773-1667
- Medicaid ID
- 00A518991 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050128000906); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 39000 Bob Hope Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Mohammad Abushehab, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457293516
Verify Kota Chandra Shekar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A51899Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
1,147 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl87 claims
- Prednisone86 claims
- Anastrozole83 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate83 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate76 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate73 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: $86.20
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Celgene Corporation. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Ravi Patel M D IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Kota Chandra Shekar among 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California
Kota Chandra Shekar, MD is one of 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2003 among the 1,124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RH0003X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 hematology & oncology physician records list a practice address in Rancho Mirage
They are 19 of the 1,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, and 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Kota Chandra Shekar, MD's NPI number?
Kota Chandra Shekar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013988583, issued on Jan 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kota Chandra Shekar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 346-7655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kota Chandra Shekar, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A51899, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kota Chandra Shekar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kota Chandra Shekar, MD had 1,147 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. 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.