Shankar N. Hittalmani, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Sylmar, CA
Shankar N. Hittalmani, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Sylmar, California, and NPI 1437210879, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (California A35513, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shankar N. Hittalmani
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A35513 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14445 Oliveview Dr, Sylmar, CA 91342
- Phone
- (818) 364-3632
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051104000536); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shankar N. Hittalmani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A35513Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
480 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl57 claims
- Ibuprofen43 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Lactulose18 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl17 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- High Desert Medical CorporationLancaster, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shankar N. Hittalmani among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Shankar N. Hittalmani, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Sylmar
They are 14 of the 1,454 NPPES records with a practice address in Sylmar, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Shankar N. Hittalmani, MD's NPI number?
Shankar N. Hittalmani, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437210879, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shankar N. Hittalmani, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14445 Oliveview Dr, Sylmar, CA, 91342. Phone: (818) 364-3632. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shankar N. Hittalmani, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A35513, 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 Shankar N. Hittalmani, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shankar N. Hittalmani, MD had 480 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shankar N. Hittalmani, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 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.
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.