Sandeep B. Sharma, MD
Nephrology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Sandeep B. Sharma, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1447206743, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD417491, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sandeep B. Sharma
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- MD417491 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 128 N Craig St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (856) 210-0188
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 1016630380001 PA
3810009328 WV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240731000955); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 128 N Craig St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Karen Christman, LCSWSocial Worker1023147725
- Louella Dias, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1033254198
- Christine Fischetti, PH.DPsychologist1841310711
- Debra Frankel, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1871679159
- Joshua Gregson, PHDPsychologist1396024485
Verify Sandeep B. Sharma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD417491Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $20.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bard Peripheral Vascular, 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 3 group practices
- Preferred Vascular Services NortheastAtlanta, GA
- Preferred Vascular Services Northwest LLCMarietta, GA
- Preferred Vascular Services Southeast LLCLithonia, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sandeep B. Sharma among 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania
Sandeep B. Sharma, MD is one of 651 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2001 among the 468 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 57% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 651 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Filitsa BenderPittsburgh, PA 152131851458418
- Emmanouel Coroneos, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131861478091
- Robert Denshaw, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131457339467
- Laurence FriedmanPittsburgh, PA 152131740266659
- Ambreen Gul, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131346322757
- Sundaram Hariharan, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131619928447
- Hoda KaldasPittsburgh, PA 152131740316884
- Nitin KamatPittsburgh, PA 152131740278845
Common questions
What is Sandeep B. Sharma, MD's NPI number?
Sandeep B. Sharma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447206743, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sandeep B. Sharma, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 128 N Craig St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (856) 210-0188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sandeep B. Sharma, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD417491, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sandeep B. Sharma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandeep B. Sharma, MD had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sandeep B. Sharma, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.