NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Washington, DC

Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1588059943, issued on Apr 2, 2015. Check the license (District of Columbia MD046335, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588059943
Name
Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
MD046335 DC
D0091982 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 17TH St NW Ste 1250, Washington, DC 20006
Phone
(301) 656-5050
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(301) 654-4237
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211201000360); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Virginia Tech Carilion School Of Medicine, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 900 17TH St NW Ste 1250

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

  1. Allison Warren, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1558378331

Verify Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of Medicine
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,300 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Shaneke Weerakoon1,300
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis180 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium123 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate105 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate92 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium81 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium79 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,457.48

34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shaneke Weerakoon$1,457.48
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Cardiocare LLCHagerstown, MD

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

Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon among 128 cardiovascular disease physician records in District of Columbia

Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon, M.D. is one of 128 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 88% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2000 among the 72 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 80% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in District of Columbia

There are 128 cardiovascular disease physician records in District of Columbia.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mitchell Dunn, MDWashington, DC 200061730282377
  2. Beverly Lorell, M.D.Washington, DC 200061437197746
  3. Essraa Bayoumi, M.DWashington, DC 200071740676170
  4. Elizabeth BierbowerWashington, DC 200071023579851
  5. Daisy Lazarous, MDWashington, DC 200071952397382
  6. Injoon Lee, MDWashington, DC 200071508251265
  7. Cynthia Lee Bernard, D.O.Washington, DC 200051437327095
  8. Bruce LloydWashington, DC 200071396745113

Common questions

What is Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon, M.D.'s NPI number?

Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588059943, issued on Apr 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 17TH St NW Ste 1250, Washington, DC, 20006. Phone: (301) 656-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD046335, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon, M.D. had 1,300 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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