Nikhil Shankar, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Goldsboro, NC
Nikhil Shankar, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1912387804, issued on Jun 4, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 202000357, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nikhil Shankar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 202000357 NC
271718 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2700 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC 27534
- Phone
- (919) 731-6060
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200706000479); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nikhil Shankar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 202000357Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
197 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone31 claims
- Naproxen25 claims
- Methocarbamol13 claims
- Cephalexin12 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: $20.91
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Emergency Coverage LLCWilson, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nikhil Shankar among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Nikhil Shankar, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2015, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Goldsboro
They are 17 of the 1,359 NPPES records with a practice address in Goldsboro, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Nikhil Shankar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nikhil Shankar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912387804, issued on Jun 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nikhil Shankar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC, 27534. Phone: (919) 731-6060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nikhil Shankar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 202000357, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nikhil Shankar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nikhil Shankar, M.D. had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.