Pankaj Kulshrestha, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Kearney, NE
Pankaj Kulshrestha, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Kearney, Nebraska, and NPI 1619900065, issued on Jul 9, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 33767, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pankaj Kulshrestha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 33767 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3219 Central Ave Ste 201, Kearney, NE 68847
- Phone
- (917) 536-6453
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210728001757); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3219 Central Ave Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Panayotis-Alain Efstratiou, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1083623706
- Franz Murphy, M.B.B.SVascular Surgery Physician1194953059
Verify Pankaj Kulshrestha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 33767Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,297.34
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Chi Health Clinic Specialty LLCLincoln, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 35 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Nebraska.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Nebraska
- Broadus Atkins, MDKearney, NE1124022983
- John Batter, M.D.Omaha, NE1932189453
- David BerkheimOmaha, NE1275832537
- Stephen Carveth, MDLincoln, NE1013275254
- Anthony Castleberry, M.D.Omaha, NE1427285931
- Seana Corbin, MDOmaha, NE1104454081
- Amber Duda, DOOmaha, NE1699203539
- Brett Duncan, M.D.Omaha, NE1720309917
- Kim Duncan, MDOmaha, NE1801844097
- Elijah Frost, PA-COmaha, NE1093449142
Common questions
What is Pankaj Kulshrestha, MD's NPI number?
Pankaj Kulshrestha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619900065, issued on Jul 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pankaj Kulshrestha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3219 Central Ave Ste 201, Kearney, NE, 68847. Phone: (917) 536-6453. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pankaj Kulshrestha, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 33767, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Pankaj Kulshrestha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pankaj Kulshrestha, MD had 21 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.