Krishna Sankar, M.D.
Specialist · Covington, VA
Krishna Sankar, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Covington, Virginia, and NPI 1902857683, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101022731, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krishna Sankar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 0101022731 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Interstate Drive, Covington, VA 24426
- Phone
- (540) 962-4621
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (540) 962-7573
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100204000407); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Krishna Sankar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0101022731Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost43 claims
- Timolol Maleate23 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: $176.32
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Krishna Sankar among 798 specialist records in Virginia
Krishna Sankar, M.D. is one of 798 specialist records with a practice address in Virginia. 30% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Graduated1961 · median 1989 among the 167 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 specialist records list a practice address in Covington
They are 3 of the 78 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 798 specialist records in Virginia.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Annette Comer, MSCovington, VA 244261427411719
- Gregory Mays, M.D.Covington, VA 244261437101979
- Wanda AgnorLexington, VA 244501235383811
- Suzanne Pasquini, P.T, MALexington, VA 244501285773028
- Kelli FinkStaunton, VA 244011104151349
- George Godette, MDStaunton, VA 244011164487492
- William Hereford, M.D.Staunton, VA 244011336150226
- Thomas Jayne, MDStaunton, VA 244011477501328
Common questions
What is Krishna Sankar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Krishna Sankar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902857683, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krishna Sankar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Interstate Drive, Covington, VA, 24426. Phone: (540) 962-4621. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krishna Sankar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101022731, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Krishna Sankar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krishna Sankar, M.D. had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.