Saketh Palasamudram Shekar, M.D
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Huntsville, AL
Saketh Palasamudram Shekar, M.D is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1154795052, issued on Nov 16, 2015. Check the license (Alabama 40970, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saketh Palasamudram Shekar
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 40970 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 Madison St SE, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone
- (256) 265-5864
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2025
- Fax
- (256) 265-5865
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200827003890); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 725 Madison St SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- William McCrory, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1023070323
- Sandra Silver, MS, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1245411271
- Richard Sneeringer, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1598711749
- Sara Steger, RD, CDERegistered Dietitian1356522700
- Murthy Vuppala, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1093762346
Verify Saketh Palasamudram Shekar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 40970Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,731 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta309 claims
- Prednisone215 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere188 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa167 claims
- Spiriva Respimat122 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol80 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,742.18
80 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- HH Physicians NetworkHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saketh Palasamudram Shekar among 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama
Saketh Palasamudram Shekar, M.D is one of 219 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama.
All 219 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Luther Corley, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011790861292
- Venkata Anand Varma Gottumukkala, MDHuntsville, AL 358011740510247
- Milton Legrand, MDHuntsville, AL 358011639240963
- Roshen Mathew, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011447563812
- William McCrory, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011023070323
- Devi Misra, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011174597942
- Robert Serio, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011265518716
- Muhammad ShafiHuntsville, AL 358011407298029
Common questions
What is Saketh Palasamudram Shekar, M.D's NPI number?
Saketh Palasamudram Shekar, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154795052, issued on Nov 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saketh Palasamudram Shekar, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Madison St SE, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 265-5864. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saketh Palasamudram Shekar, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 40970, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Saketh Palasamudram Shekar, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saketh Palasamudram Shekar, M.D had 1,731 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Saketh Palasamudram Shekar, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.