NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rakesh Sharma, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Far Rockaway, NY

Rakesh Sharma, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Far Rockaway, New York, and NPI 1518125632, issued on May 27, 2008. Check the license (New York 227682, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518125632
Name
Rakesh Sharma
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
227682 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5115 Beach Channel Dr, Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Phone
(718) 734-2700
Enumerated
May 27, 2008
Record last updated
May 27, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5115 Beach Channel Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Heino Anto, M.D.Nephrology Physician1184682262
  2. Gaudencio Arruejo, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1548266141
  3. Augustus Aryee, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1700085024
  4. Nora Benavides, D.OStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740558444
  5. Christopher Betz, D.OOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1164719159
  6. Mindy CacciatoreAudiologist1336474337

Verify Rakesh Sharma in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $22.24

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.

  1. Rakesh Sharma$22.24
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Rakesh Sharma among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Rakesh Sharma, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

50 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Far Rockaway

They are 50 of the 1,696 NPPES records with a practice address in Far Rockaway, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jean Antoine, MDFar Rockaway, NY 116911386727279
  2. Obiora Anyoku, MDFar Rockaway, NY 116911225093180
  3. Yolande Bernard, M.D.Far Rockaway, NY 116911104878461
  4. Israel Brafman, MDFar Rockaway, NY 116911124111638
  5. Daniel Buff, MDFar Rockaway, NY 116911033202544
  6. Richard Delnunzio, M.D.Edgemere, NY 116911487697108
  7. Dmitriy Elkin, M.D.Far Rockaway, NY 116911760431761
  8. Polina Khanina, MDFar Rockaway, NY 116911285679498

Common questions

What is Rakesh Sharma, MD's NPI number?

Rakesh Sharma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518125632, issued on May 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rakesh Sharma, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5115 Beach Channel Dr, Far Rockaway, NY, 11691. Phone: (718) 734-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rakesh Sharma, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 227682, 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.

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.

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