NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lakshmi Shukla, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Costa Mesa, CA

Lakshmi Shukla, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Costa Mesa, California, and NPI 1407043243, issued on Sep 25, 2007. Check the license (California A33993, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1407043243
Name
Lakshmi Shukla
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
A33993 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
136 Broadway, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone
(949) 548-5111
Enumerated
Sep 25, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 21, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100730000734); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 136 Broadway

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

  1. Thomas Diamant, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1952310872
  2. Lakshay Jain, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1831756444
  3. Alexander Sweidan, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1689070161

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,993 Medicare Part D claims for 416 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lakshmi Shukla1,993
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta373 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa232 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium176 claims
  4. Azelastine Hcl95 claims
  5. Breo Ellipta91 claims
  6. Prednisone77 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: $724.63

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lakshmi Shukla$724.63
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Mesa Pulmonary Group IncCosta Mesa, CA

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

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

Other pulmonary disease physician records in California

  1. Manoochehr Abadian Sharifabad, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA1164655817
  2. Mahmoud Abdallah, DOGarden Grove, CA1871014027
  3. Mohamad Abdelfattah, MDFullerton, CA1134539711
  4. Loui Abdelghani, M.DStockton, CA1912161787
  5. Zainab Abdulsada, MBCHBSacramento, CA1144858333
  6. John Abe, MDTorrance, CA1578542569
  7. Moustapha Abidali, DOGlendora, CA1669810123
  8. Mohammed Abo Khamis, M.D.Modesto, CA1508098419
  9. Arin Aboulian, MDGlendale, CA1104038256
  10. Khader Abounasr, MDRancho Cucamonga, CA1780884015

Common questions

What is Lakshmi Shukla, MD's NPI number?

Lakshmi Shukla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407043243, issued on Sep 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lakshmi Shukla, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 136 Broadway, Costa Mesa, CA, 92627. Phone: (949) 548-5111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A33993, 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 Lakshmi Shukla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lakshmi Shukla, MD had 1,993 Medicare Part D claims for 416 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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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