Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Lakshmi Shankar, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · East Stroudsburg, PA

Lakshmi Shankar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1487758975, issued on Sep 12, 2006. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1487758975
Name
Lakshmi Shankar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
206 E Brown St, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Phone
(570) 421-4000
Enumerated
Sep 12, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 206 E Brown St

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

  1. Amy Acosta, CRNP, MSNurse Practitioner1649805326
  2. Katherine Albrecht, MS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1245558485
  3. Mohammed Ali, DOPsychiatry Physician1932769569
  4. Christopher Amrick, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1417993825
  5. Eleanor Antolin, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1285846071
  6. M. Ellen Anuszewski, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295927705

Verify Lakshmi Shankar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
  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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

298 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lakshmi Shankar298
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin24 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
  4. Cefuroxime12 claims
  5. Prednisone12 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 53.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score38.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%32.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $119.53

5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lakshmi Shankar$119.53
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Pennsylvania HM Associates, PCEast Stroudsburg, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

23 internal medicine physician records list a East Stroudsburg practice address

They are 23 of the 786 NPPES records with a East Stroudsburg practice address, and 8,636 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

Other internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

  1. Erin Aakhus, M.D.Philadelphia, PA1255652087
  2. Muhammad Aamir, MDAllentown, PA1477039147
  3. Saira Aamir, MDYork, PA1184515686
  4. John Aaron, MDWest Grove, PA1427094531
  5. Todd Aaron, MDPhiladelphia, PA1457350522
  6. Cybele Abad, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA1619900453
  7. Mario Abad, MDDuncannon, PA1710022975
  8. Joseph Abalos, M.D.Seneca, PA1215128434
  9. Ali Abbas, MDYork, PA1023343779
  10. Huda Abbas, MDDoylestown, PA1316187024

Common questions

What is Lakshmi Shankar, MD's NPI number?

Lakshmi Shankar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487758975, issued on Sep 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lakshmi Shankar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 206 E Brown St, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18301. Phone: (570) 421-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lakshmi Shankar, MD's license?

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 Lakshmi Shankar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lakshmi Shankar, MD had 298 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lakshmi Shankar, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 53.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.