Shailaja Savitri Behara, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Shenandoah, TX
Shailaja Savitri Behara, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1255318044, issued on Dec 22, 2005. Check the license (Texas L1801, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shailaja Savitri Behara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- L1801 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 Medical Plaza Dr, Shenandoah, TX 77380
- Phone
- (281) 528-1511
- Enumerated
- Dec 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2023
- Fax
- (281) 419-8485
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090323000224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shailaja Savitri Behara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L1801Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,115 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium346 claims
- Famotidine182 claims
- Gavilyte-G117 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl61 claims
- Omeprazole61 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes54 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $81.03
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Shailaja Savitri Behara among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Shailaja Savitri Behara, MD is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in Shenandoah
They are 21 of the 966 NPPES records with a practice address in Shenandoah, and 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Shailaja Savitri Behara, MD's NPI number?
Shailaja Savitri Behara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255318044, issued on Dec 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shailaja Savitri Behara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 Medical Plaza Dr, Shenandoah, TX, 77380. Phone: (281) 528-1511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shailaja Savitri Behara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L1801, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shailaja Savitri Behara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shailaja Savitri Behara, MD had 1,115 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.