NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shalini Hemachandran

Internal Medicine Physician · Bradenton, FL

Shalini Hemachandran is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bradenton, Florida, and NPI 1659724573, issued on Jul 15, 2016. Check the license (Florida ME139028, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659724573
Name
Shalini Hemachandran
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
ME139028 FL
23221 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1505 53RD Ave E, Bradenton, FL 34203
Phone
(305) 628-6117
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(305) 393-5989
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190314001704); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1505 53RD Ave E

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Hector De Los Santos Hernandez, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467189696
  2. Derek Hiltz, DOFamily Medicine Physician1366494742
  3. Jay Lao, NPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1265920607
  4. Stephen Nicholas, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780643742
  5. Christopher Oldrich, DPMPodiatrist1740282078
  6. Gustavo Prada, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1326337759

Verify Shalini Hemachandran in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

792 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shalini Hemachandran792
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium50 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
  3. Prednisone39 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass37 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate28 claims
  6. Furosemide26 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: $216.50

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shalini Hemachandran$216.50
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Jupiter Medical Center Physicians Group IncJupiter, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Shalini Hemachandran among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Shalini Hemachandran is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2016, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 48% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

125 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bradenton

They are 125 of the 3,931 NPPES records with a practice address in Bradenton, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Coppa, D.O.Bradenton, FL 342031376540500
  2. Hector De Los Santos Hernandez, MDBradenton, FL 342031467189696
  3. Sreelatha Kakarala, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342031891757662
  4. Milena Khorshid, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342031235265349
  5. Nirmala Kishun-Jit, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342031164756334
  6. Stephen Nicholas, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342031780643742
  7. Elizabeth Ortiz-GonzalezBradenton, FL 342031629350871
  8. Padmini Rajan, M.DBradenton, FL 342031588626584

Common questions

What is Shalini Hemachandran's NPI number?

Shalini Hemachandran's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659724573, issued on Jul 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shalini Hemachandran located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1505 53RD Ave E, Bradenton, FL, 34203. Phone: (305) 628-6117. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shalini Hemachandran's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME139028, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shalini Hemachandran prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shalini Hemachandran had 792 Medicare Part D claims for 269 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.