Megha Shankar, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Seattle, WA
Megha Shankar, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1518329184, issued on Mar 23, 2016. Check the license on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Megha Shankar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A164217 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195
- Phone
- (206) 543-3605
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211027000486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Megha Shankar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical CommissionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,804 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 82 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium228 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate161 claims
- Gabapentin114 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium111 claims
- Losartan Potassium108 claims
- Metformin Hcl79 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Megha Shankar among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington
Megha Shankar, M.D. is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
821 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Seattle
They are 821 of the 41,956 NPPES records with a practice address in Seattle, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Megha Shankar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Megha Shankar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518329184, issued on Mar 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Megha Shankar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 543-3605. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Megha Shankar, M.D.'s license?
Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Megha Shankar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Megha Shankar, M.D. had 2,804 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.