Shangeetha Balakumar, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Marietta, GA
Shangeetha Balakumar, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Marietta, Georgia, and NPI 1720116452, issued on Mar 2, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 83851, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shangeetha Balakumar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 83851 GA
DR.0073998 CO
ME105139 FL
LL28993 SC
MD61603067 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 Cobb Pkwy S Ste 60, Marietta, GA 30060
- Phone
- (678) 820-7373
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2025
- Fax
- (415) 252-7176
- Medicaid ID
- 002442900 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260512003671); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shangeetha Balakumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 83851Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,607 Medicare Part D claims for 578 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 127 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate327 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium267 claims
- Losartan Potassium239 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium168 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium136 claims
- Gabapentin125 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.
Shangeetha Balakumar among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Shangeetha Balakumar, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
113 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Marietta
They are 113 of the 6,900 NPPES records with a practice address in Marietta, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Shangeetha Balakumar, MD's NPI number?
Shangeetha Balakumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720116452, issued on Mar 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shangeetha Balakumar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 Cobb Pkwy S Ste 60, Marietta, GA, 30060. Phone: (678) 820-7373. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shangeetha Balakumar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 83851, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shangeetha Balakumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shangeetha Balakumar, MD had 5,607 Medicare Part D claims for 578 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.