Nishitha Shekhar, DO
Rheumatology Physician · Orange, CA
Nishitha Shekhar, DO is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1326671959, issued on Feb 21, 2020. Check the license (California 20A22774, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nishitha Shekhar
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 20A22774 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 456-7890
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nishitha Shekhar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A22774Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
243 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium20 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium13 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er11 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: $182.71
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Nishitha Shekhar among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Nishitha Shekhar, DO is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2020, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
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- Sheetal Desai, MDOrange, CA 928681699966861
- Priyanka Iyer, M.B.B.S, M.P.HOrange, CA 928681245662055
- Behnam Khaleghi, MDOrange, CA 928681154306678
- George Lawry, MDOrange, CA 928681043208994
Common questions
What is Nishitha Shekhar, DO's NPI number?
Nishitha Shekhar, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326671959, issued on Feb 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nishitha Shekhar, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 456-7890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nishitha Shekhar, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A22774, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nishitha Shekhar, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nishitha Shekhar, DO had 243 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.