Prakash Taujale Shrestha, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Dowagiac, MI
Prakash Taujale Shrestha, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Dowagiac, Michigan, and NPI 1427045392, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (Michigan 4301110156, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prakash Taujale Shrestha
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 4301110156 MI
5253 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 Main St, Dowagiac, MI 49047
- Phone
- (269) 390-0536
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Prakash Taujale Shrestha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301110156Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,430 Medicare Part D claims for 608 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. 258 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium504 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium414 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate349 claims
- Lisinopril326 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate201 claims
- Losartan Potassium188 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: $216.62
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.
Prakash Taujale Shrestha among 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan
Prakash Taujale Shrestha, M.D. is one of 6,013 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 58% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Dowagiac
They are 7 of the 125 NPPES records with a practice address in Dowagiac, and 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Prakash Taujale Shrestha, M.D.'s NPI number?
Prakash Taujale Shrestha, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427045392, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prakash Taujale Shrestha, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 Main St, Dowagiac, MI, 49047. Phone: (269) 390-0536. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prakash Taujale Shrestha, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301110156, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Prakash Taujale Shrestha, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prakash Taujale Shrestha, M.D. had 7,430 Medicare Part D claims for 608 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.