Purva Sharma, M.D
Nephrology Physician · New York, NY
Purva Sharma, M.D is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1568616852, issued on Nov 12, 2008. Check the license (New York 279583, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Purva Sharma
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 279583 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1090 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025
- Phone
- (212) 523-4900
- Enumerated
- Nov 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151020002122); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Purva Sharma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 279583Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
320 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate34 claims
- Losartan Potassium28 claims
- Furosemide25 claims
- Torsemide20 claims
- Lisinopril16 claims
- Spironolactone16 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: $4,573.08
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCGreat Neck, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Purva Sharma among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Purva Sharma, M.D is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Purva Sharma, M.D's NPI number?
Purva Sharma, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568616852, issued on Nov 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Purva Sharma, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1090 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10025. Phone: (212) 523-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Purva Sharma, M.D's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 279583, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Purva Sharma, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Purva Sharma, M.D had 320 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.