NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ram Kumar Sharma, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Ram Kumar Sharma, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1013085018, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (California A53781, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1013085018
Name
Ram Kumar Sharma
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
A53781 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1300 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone
(213) 413-3000
Enumerated
Nov 30, 2006
Record last updated
May 26, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080211000631); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1300 N Vermont Ave

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

  1. Philip Abdoush, M.D.Personal Emergency Response Attendant1700091378
  2. Babak Abrishami, D.O.Pulmonary Disease Physician1972553576
  3. Allen Adams, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1700862794
  4. Yeong Ahn, M.D.Specialist1073504031
  5. Oscar Alvarez, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1396185617
  6. Silverio Arano, MDFamily Medicine Physician1447229851

Verify Ram Kumar Sharma in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ram Sharma12
  2. Specialty average402

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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. HP Anesthesia IncLos Angeles, CA
  2. Turiya Anesthesia OF Citrus ValleyCovina, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ram Kumar Sharma among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California

Ram Kumar Sharma, M.D. is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1966 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in California

There are 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marc Birnbaum, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271184607368
  2. Sung Kim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271013967504
  3. Sung Kim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271366481442
  4. Charles Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271447272810
  5. Edward Manookian, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271366404709
  6. Sabine Mellinger, M.DLos Angeles, CA 900271477655306
  7. Sun Oh, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271578527651
  8. Stephen Parks, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271881607604

Common questions

What is Ram Kumar Sharma, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ram Kumar Sharma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013085018, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ram Kumar Sharma, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (213) 413-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ram Kumar Sharma, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A53781, 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 Ram Kumar Sharma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ram Kumar Sharma, M.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.