Prithvi Nambalat Shankar, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Modesto, CA
Prithvi Nambalat Shankar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Modesto, California, and NPI 1790772838, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license (California A92177, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prithvi Nambalat Shankar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A92177 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 E Orangeburg Ave, Modesto, CA 95350
- Phone
- (209) 578-1600
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 578-1088
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050811001144); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Prithvi Nambalat Shankar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A92177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
14,322 Medicare Part D claims for 545 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 777 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium507 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate488 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium422 claims
- Lisinopril396 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen393 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium369 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: $1,186.58
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Prithvi Nambalat Shankar among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Prithvi Nambalat Shankar, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
129 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Modesto
They are 129 of the 9,262 NPPES records with a practice address in Modesto, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Prithvi Nambalat Shankar, MD's NPI number?
Prithvi Nambalat Shankar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790772838, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prithvi Nambalat Shankar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 E Orangeburg Ave, Modesto, CA, 95350. Phone: (209) 578-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prithvi Nambalat Shankar, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A92177, 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 Prithvi Nambalat Shankar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prithvi Nambalat Shankar, MD had 14,322 Medicare Part D claims for 545 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.