Prakash Shrestha, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Lubbock, TX
Prakash Shrestha, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1346472206, issued on Aug 11, 2009. Check the license (Texas R0129, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prakash Shrestha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- R0129 TX
MT194269 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4102 24TH St Ste 403, Lubbock, TX 79410
- Phone
- (806) 725-7150
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (806) 723-6136
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170717001784); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4102 24TH St Ste 403
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lawrence Martinelli, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1740286269
Verify Prakash Shrestha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R0129Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
303 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Vancomycin Hcl42 claims
- Daptomycin31 claims
- Cefepime Hcl30 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate27 claims
- Sodium Chloride19 claims
- Ceftriaxone18 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: $839.05
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Covenant Medical GroupLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Prakash Shrestha among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas
Prakash Shrestha, MD is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.
All 674 in Texas → Every provider in Lubbock → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Duriex, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101336145838
- Lawrence Martinelli, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101740286269
- Christopher Crist, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301598051856
- Jacob Nichols, MDLubbock, TX 794301831500578
- Richard Winn, MDLubbock, TX 794301073672994
- Glenn Beard, MDAbilene, TX 796011235698614
- Daniel Canario, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011972638583
- Yamini Kalla, MDAbilene, TX 796011568420693
Common questions
What is Prakash Shrestha, MD's NPI number?
Prakash Shrestha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346472206, issued on Aug 11, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prakash Shrestha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4102 24TH St Ste 403, Lubbock, TX, 79410. Phone: (806) 725-7150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prakash Shrestha, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R0129, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Prakash Shrestha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prakash Shrestha, MD had 303 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.