Niranjan Shrestha, M.D., FAAFP
Family Medicine Physician · Centralia, IL
Niranjan Shrestha, M.D., FAAFP is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Centralia, Illinois, and NPI 1508031758, issued on Apr 29, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036.122701, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Niranjan Shrestha
- Credential
- M.D., FAAFP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 036.122701 IL
57009736 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1050 M L King Dr Ste 111, Centralia, IL 62801
- Phone
- (618) 436-5237
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (618) 436-5236
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090914000592); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Niranjan Shrestha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.122701Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
18,957 Medicare Part D claims for 516 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 874 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,314 claims
- Omeprazole898 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium685 claims
- Gabapentin489 claims
- Sertraline Hcl469 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er407 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $710.01
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Niranjan Shrestha among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Niranjan Shrestha, M.D., FAAFP is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Centralia
They are 5 of the 359 NPPES records with a practice address in Centralia, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
All 6,215 in Illinois → Every provider in Centralia → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Collins, D.O.Centralia, IL 628011427399534
- Usha Sadanala, MDCentralia, IL 628011326308248
- Venerio Santos, MDCentralia, IL 628011568530806
- Balavittal Varanasi, M.D.Centralia, IL 628011366419210
- David Graham, MDSpringfield, IL 627941386759264
- Caleb Lay, MDSpringfield, IL 627941669211801
- Ashley Macdonald, D.O.Springfield, IL 627941053750851
- John Wang, DOSpringfield, IL 627941558511519
Common questions
What is Niranjan Shrestha, M.D., FAAFP's NPI number?
Niranjan Shrestha, M.D., FAAFP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508031758, issued on Apr 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Niranjan Shrestha, M.D., FAAFP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 M L King Dr Ste 111, Centralia, IL, 62801. Phone: (618) 436-5237. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Niranjan Shrestha, M.D., FAAFP's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.122701, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Niranjan Shrestha, M.D., FAAFP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Niranjan Shrestha, M.D., FAAFP had 18,957 Medicare Part D claims for 516 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Niranjan Shrestha, M.D., FAAFP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.