NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lakpa Diku Sherpa, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Baltimore, MD

Lakpa Diku Sherpa, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1396094983, issued on Aug 29, 2012. Check the license (Maryland D88098, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1396094983
Name
Lakpa Diku Sherpa
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
D88098 MD
MD20584 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 Caton Ave, Baltimore, MD 21229
Phone
(667) 234-3120
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191120001383); 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 900 Caton Ave

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

  1. Heidi Abdelhady, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1437106481
  2. Mustafa Abdulmahdi, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1205278843
  3. Khaleel Ahmed, M.DSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1588783286
  4. Osama Al-Natour, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689123671
  5. Shamsaad Ali, DOInternal Medicine Physician1962653360
  6. Kimberly Allred, NPNurse Practitioner1831158211

Verify Lakpa Diku Sherpa in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

222 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lakpa Diku Sherpa222
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone13 claims
  2. Cefuroxime12 claims
  3. Eliquis11 claims
  4. Furosemide11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. St Agnes Healthcare IncBaltimore, MD

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

Lakpa Diku Sherpa among 397 hospitalist physician records in Maryland

Lakpa Diku Sherpa, MD is one of 397 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 49% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 330 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Maryland

There are 397 hospitalist physician records in Maryland.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Martha Baker, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212291992094189
  2. Ammer Bekele, MDBaltimore, MD 212291295794626
  3. Mark Chou, PA-CBaltimore, MD 212291710216866
  4. Karl Quist-Therson, MDBaltimore, MD 212291194786608
  5. Vuk Sekicki, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212291114210424
  6. Bikram Shrestha, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212291679913008
  7. Lynn Tao, MDBaltimore, MD 212291801856869
  8. Adetinuke Boyd, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212301811192677

Common questions

What is Lakpa Diku Sherpa, MD's NPI number?

Lakpa Diku Sherpa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396094983, issued on Aug 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lakpa Diku Sherpa, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Caton Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21229. Phone: (667) 234-3120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lakpa Diku Sherpa, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D88098, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lakpa Diku Sherpa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lakpa Diku Sherpa, MD had 222 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.