Shankar Kandaswamy, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Newnan, GA
Shankar Kandaswamy, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Newnan, Georgia, and NPI 1689657181, issued on Nov 29, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 055530, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shankar Kandaswamy
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 055530 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 775 Poplar RD, Newnan, GA 30265
- Phone
- (770) 683-6921
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 254-6037
- Medicaid ID
- 000973134O GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041116000484); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shankar Kandaswamy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 055530Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
7,580 Medicare Part D claims for 987 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa790 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta695 claims
- Prednisone664 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere361 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate343 claims
- Trazodone Hcl305 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): 98.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,920.60
126 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Piedmont Providers LLCAtlanta, GA
- Piedmont Specialty Hospital Billing LLCNewnan, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shankar Kandaswamy among 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia
Shankar Kandaswamy, M.D. is one of 399 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 320 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia.
All 399 in Georgia → Every provider in Newnan → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Akshay Bhatnagar, MDNewnan, GA 302651407267511
- Vijay Patel, M.D.Newnan, GA 302651336123439
- Mayur Patel, MDNewnan, GA 302651164603676
- Rao Mikkilineni, M.D.Riverdale, GA 302741235130808
- Subrahmanya Bhat, MDStockbridge, GA 302811164517967
- Tarsem Gupta, MDStockbridge, GA 302811912990011
- Andre' Holmes, M.D.Stockbridge, GA 302811457425480
- Olufisayo Otusanya, M.B.CH.BStockbridge, GA 302811336552785
Common questions
What is Shankar Kandaswamy, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shankar Kandaswamy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689657181, issued on Nov 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shankar Kandaswamy, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 775 Poplar RD, Newnan, GA, 30265. Phone: (770) 683-6921. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shankar Kandaswamy, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 055530, 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 Shankar Kandaswamy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shankar Kandaswamy, M.D. had 7,580 Medicare Part D claims for 987 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shankar Kandaswamy, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.5 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.