Nisha Shankar
Internal Medicine Physician · Farmington, CT
Nisha Shankar is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Farmington, Connecticut, and NPI 1851686257, issued on Jun 14, 2011. Check the license on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nisha Shankar
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 58678 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- University OF Connecticut Health Ctr, Farmington, CT 06030
- Phone
- (860) 679-6296
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150604000865); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nisha Shankar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
106 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allina Health SystemMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nisha Shankar among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut
Nisha Shankar is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 2011, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 1,646 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 61% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
117 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Farmington
They are 117 of the 2,993 NPPES records with a practice address in Farmington, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Nisha Shankar's NPI number?
Nisha Shankar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851686257, issued on Jun 14, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nisha Shankar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at University OF Connecticut Health Ctr, Farmington, CT, 06030. Phone: (860) 679-6296. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nisha Shankar's license?
Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nisha Shankar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nisha Shankar had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nisha Shankar's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.