Shankar Thiruppathi, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Columbus, GA
Shankar Thiruppathi, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1508979832, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 058022, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shankar Thiruppathi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 058022 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1130 Talbotton RD, Columbus, GA 31904
- Phone
- (706) 327-0700
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 327-0757
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061115000036); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1130 Talbotton RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- June Cassman, NP-CNurse Practitioner1952612921
- Robbyn Ceasar, FNPNurse Practitioner1235489758
- Angela Cozart, NP-CNurse Practitioner1558796235
- Camilo Gabiana, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1235288234
- Emily Little, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1891046694
- Diane Mitchell, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1124035399
Verify Shankar Thiruppathi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 058022Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,396 Medicare Part D claims for 501 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium330 claims
- Omeprazole152 claims
- Gavilyte-G106 claims
- Sucralfate97 claims
- Linzess84 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl60 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): 82.7 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: $1,622.12
72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 one group practice
- Gastrointestinal Diseases IncColumbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shankar Thiruppathi among 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia
Shankar Thiruppathi, M.D. is one of 530 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 85% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 397 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207RG0100X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dhruv Chaudhary, M.DColumbus, GA 319041679968200
- Mark Fortson, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041457452591
- Camilo Gabiana, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041235288234
- Pravinchandra Patel, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041326055609
- Ashwinkumar Patel, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041811001142
- Humberto Rios, MDColumbus, GA 319041316439987
- Gina Sam, MDColumbus, GA 319041134387822
- Daniel Schoenborn, DOColumbus, GA 319041326252503
Common questions
What is Shankar Thiruppathi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shankar Thiruppathi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508979832, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shankar Thiruppathi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1130 Talbotton RD, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (706) 327-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shankar Thiruppathi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 058022, 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 Thiruppathi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shankar Thiruppathi, M.D. had 1,396 Medicare Part D claims for 501 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shankar Thiruppathi, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.7 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.