Santosh Shrestha, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Springfield, IL
Santosh Shrestha, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1942494018, issued on Aug 31, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036.125655, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santosh Shrestha
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 036.125655 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 319 E Madison St FL 3, Springfield, IL 62701
- Phone
- (217) 545-8000
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2024
- Fax
- (217) 545-2275
- Medicaid ID
- 036125655 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110614000434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 319 E Madison St FL 3
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Verify Santosh Shrestha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.125655Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
994 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam128 claims
- Lorazepam113 claims
- Trazodone Hcl44 claims
- Alprazolam41 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er37 claims
- Citalopram Hbr35 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Siu Physicians And Surgeons IncSpringfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Santosh Shrestha among 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois
Santosh Shrestha, M.D. is one of 2,147 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 877 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
96 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 96 of the 4,997 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois.
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- Francesco IncandelaSpringfield, IL 627011871153262
- Mitul Kadakia, DOSpringfield, IL 627011497246243
- Kalyan Kandra, M.B.B.S.Springfield, IL 627011437533098
- Kristen Lu, MDSpringfield, IL 627011790346682
- Melissa MahoneySpringfield, IL 627011700344678
Common questions
What is Santosh Shrestha, M.D.'s NPI number?
Santosh Shrestha, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942494018, issued on Aug 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santosh Shrestha, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 319 E Madison St FL 3, Springfield, IL, 62701. Phone: (217) 545-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santosh Shrestha, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.125655, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Santosh Shrestha, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santosh Shrestha, M.D. had 994 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.