Nilima Vikram Shukla, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Gastonia, NC
Nilima Vikram Shukla, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1922189877, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 33303, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nilima Vikram Shukla
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 33303 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1530 Union RD Ste A, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 867-6188
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2023
- Fax
- (704) 866-4437
- Medicaid ID
- 891088L NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070906000770); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1530 Union RD Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lynda Anin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912847237
- Robert Delozier, MSN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1093235137
- McCall Gardner, PA-CPhysician Assistant1952014573
- Emily Gibbons, APNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1215014923
- Robert GrayPhysician Assistant1285392464
- Mishelle Lockerby, MA, LPC, LCMHC, LMHCProfessional Counselor1093213621
Verify Nilima Vikram Shukla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 33303Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,888 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam132 claims
- Clonazepam122 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate107 claims
- Trazodone Hcl92 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl82 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl81 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: $2,861.42
147 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 2 group practices
- Foothills Consulting Associates LLCShelby, NC
- Psychiatric Services OF Carolinas, P.C.Gastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nilima Vikram Shukla among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Nilima Vikram Shukla, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shamsher Ahluwalia, MDGastonia, NC 280541497943286
- Abimbola Akanji, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541598778946
- John Brodston, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541861833485
- Alexi Ellington Webb, MDGastonia, NC 280541932606555
- Anoop Kalia, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541982691663
- Michele Kerbow, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541972603298
- Hazel Maston, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541659647709
- Vladimir Milstein, MDGastonia, NC 280541851304455
Common questions
What is Nilima Vikram Shukla, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nilima Vikram Shukla, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922189877, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nilima Vikram Shukla, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1530 Union RD Ste A, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 867-6188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nilima Vikram Shukla, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 33303, 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 Nilima Vikram Shukla, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nilima Vikram Shukla, M.D. had 1,888 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.