Shankar C. Sanka, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX
Shankar C. Sanka, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1851395495, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shankar C. Sanka
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 200301411 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12446 West Ave Ste 200, San Antonio, TX 78216
- Phone
- (210) 729-2262
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 729-7290
- Medicaid ID
- 89136C9 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101216000958); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shankar C. Sanka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
592 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir45 claims
- Clopidogrel43 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate27 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Eliquis24 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $110.53
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Complete Care Medical AssociatesSan Antonio, TX
- Hospital Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shankar C. Sanka among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Shankar C. Sanka, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
657 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Antonio
They are 657 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Shankar C. Sanka, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shankar C. Sanka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851395495, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shankar C. Sanka, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12446 West Ave Ste 200, San Antonio, TX, 78216. Phone: (210) 729-2262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shankar C. Sanka, M.D.'s license?
Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shankar C. Sanka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shankar C. Sanka, M.D. had 592 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.