NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shang Knesek

Family Nurse Practitioner · Fresno, CA

Shang Knesek is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1609415140, issued on Jan 1, 2020. Check the license (California NP95014156, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1609415140
Name
Shang Knesek
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
NP95014156 CA
APRN11005524 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
568 E Herndon Ave Ste 201, Fresno, CA 93720
Phone
(559) 228-6600
Enumerated
Jan 1, 2020
Record last updated
Dec 6, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221021002178); accepts Medicare assignment
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 568 E Herndon Ave Ste 201

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

  1. Adela Ayala, RN, NPNurse Practitioner1235116138
  2. Yangming Cao, MDNephrology Physician1558339630
  3. Bikash ChapagainNephrology Physician1811319197
  4. Dhara Dave, MDNephrology Physician1093361479
  5. Stephanie Davila-Gomez, RDNRegistered Dietitian1740951839
  6. Dhayanithi Dhayalan, MDNephrology Physician1124513312

Verify Shang Knesek in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

78 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Shang Knesek78
  2. Specialty average1,305

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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 59.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%70.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $229.33

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shang Knesek$229.33
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. The Nephrology Group IncFresno, CA

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

Shang Knesek among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California

Shang Knesek is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

393 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fresno

They are 393 of the 19,440 NPPES records with a practice address in Fresno, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shelley Ailanjian, F.N.P.Fresno, CA 937201174741714
  2. Gregory Chernekoff, NPFresno, CA 937201730335233
  3. Peter Garcia, F.N.P.Fresno, CA 937201205832763
  4. Lorraine Gyor, FNPFresno, CA 937201295803963
  5. Karen Heustis, FNPCFresno, CA 937201174715825
  6. Cecil Litiema, NP-CFresno, CA 937201609908243
  7. Gloria Lovering, N.P.Fresno, CA 937201992715320
  8. Sheila Mallory, N. P.Fresno, CA 937201003000712

Common questions

What is Shang Knesek's NPI number?

Shang Knesek's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609415140, issued on Jan 1, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shang Knesek located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 568 E Herndon Ave Ste 201, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 228-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shang Knesek's license?

NPPES lists California license number NP95014156, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Shang Knesek prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shang Knesek had 78 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Shang Knesek's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 59.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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