Shailesh Thapa
Internal Medicine Physician · Rapid City, SD
Shailesh Thapa is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1215299011, issued on Jun 8, 2012. Check the license (South Dakota 8408, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shailesh Thapa
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 8408 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 353 Fairmont Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57701
- Phone
- (605) 719-1000
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141215001130); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shailesh Thapa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 8408Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
417 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone32 claims
- Furosemide27 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
- Cefdinir22 claims
- Clopidogrel22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 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
- Lonestar Hospital Medicine Associates PADallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shailesh Thapa among 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota
Shailesh Thapa is one of 247 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 146 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
43 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rapid City
They are 43 of the 3,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Rapid City, and 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Shailesh Thapa's NPI number?
Shailesh Thapa's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215299011, issued on Jun 8, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shailesh Thapa located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 353 Fairmont Blvd, Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 719-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shailesh Thapa's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 8408, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shailesh Thapa prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shailesh Thapa had 417 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.