Shakuntala Swaminathan, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Shakuntala Swaminathan, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1396847810, issued on Sep 4, 2006. Check the license (California A063497, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shakuntala Swaminathan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- A063497 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5901 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
- Phone
- (323) 954-1788
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (323) 954-1822
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050315000669); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shakuntala Swaminathan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A063497Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
289 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Vancomycin Hcl94 claims
- Ceftriaxone42 claims
- Daptomycin31 claims
- Cefepime Hcl27 claims
- Ertapenem22 claims
- Micafungin15 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): 97.8 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).
Shakuntala Swaminathan among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Shakuntala Swaminathan, MD is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.
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The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jay Gladstein, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900361154428613
- Matthew Musikanth, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900361578300943
- Masoud Rahban, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900361124198312
- Peter Ruane, MDLos Angeles, CA 900361467640953
- Peter Wolfe, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900361407910201
- Debika Bhattacharya, MDLos Angeles, CA 900351316937014
- Claire Brown, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900351497970586
- Mary Cambou, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900351174901219
Common questions
What is Shakuntala Swaminathan, MD's NPI number?
Shakuntala Swaminathan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396847810, issued on Sep 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shakuntala Swaminathan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5901 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90036. Phone: (323) 954-1788. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shakuntala Swaminathan, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A063497, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shakuntala Swaminathan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shakuntala Swaminathan, MD had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shakuntala Swaminathan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 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.