NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Niharika Sharma, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Akron, OH

Niharika Sharma, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Akron, Ohio, and NPI 1235445255, issued on Aug 27, 2010. Check the license on the State Medical Board of Ohio; 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
1235445255
Name
Niharika Sharma
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
125057462 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4125 Medina RD Ste 209, Akron, OH 44333
Phone
(330) 344-7820
Enumerated
Aug 27, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 23, 2025
Fax
(330) 928-4320
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180314002477); 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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Verify Niharika Sharma in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of OhioCheck 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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,614 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Niharika Sharma1,614
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate301 claims
  2. Methotrexate231 claims
  3. Alendronate Sodium129 claims
  4. Prednisone112 claims
  5. Allopurinol56 claims
  6. Humira(Cf) Pen55 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: $439.79

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Niharika Sharma$439.79
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Partners Physician GroupAkron, OH

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

Niharika Sharma among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio

Niharika Sharma, M.D. is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

177 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Akron

They are 177 of the 10,950 NPPES records with a practice address in Akron, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anna Ayoub, M.D.Fairlawn, OH 443331740222561
  2. Deborah Bowe, M.D.Fairlawn, OH 443331679512230
  3. Jeffrey Eckman, MDFairlawn, OH 443331760482376
  4. Gregory Ferner, M.D.Fairlawn, OH 443331851327738
  5. John Fu, M.D.Fairlawn, OH 443331134164973
  6. Michael Gedeon, MDFairlawn, OH 443331720088859
  7. Darrell Grace, D.O.Fairlawn, OH 443331396709697
  8. Jeffrey Janda, M.D.Fairlawn, OH 443331265436109

Common questions

What is Niharika Sharma, M.D.'s NPI number?

Niharika Sharma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235445255, issued on Aug 27, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Niharika Sharma, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4125 Medina RD Ste 209, Akron, OH, 44333. Phone: (330) 344-7820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Niharika Sharma, M.D.'s license?

Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Niharika Sharma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Niharika Sharma, M.D. had 1,614 Medicare Part D claims for 363 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.