NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shanta Gautham, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Grand Forks, ND

Shanta Gautham, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and NPI 1851562375, issued on Mar 13, 2008. Check the license (North Dakota 11672, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851562375
Name
Shanta Gautham
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
11672 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
725 Hamline St - Altru Family Medicine Residency, Grand Forks, ND 58203
Phone
(701) 780-6800
Enumerated
Mar 13, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(781) 744-5358
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110215001140); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2007
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 725 Hamline St - Altru Family Medicine Residency

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Andrew Gasparini, MDFamily Medicine Physician1700011459
  2. Arlene Hampton, RNDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1407075708
  3. Lynn Holum, LRD, CDERegistered Dietitian1396948493
  4. Sarah Kuster, RD, LRDRegistered Dietitian1881094837
  5. Laura Morgan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1124557566
  6. Sara Nausheen, MDInfectious Disease Physician1821261256

Verify Shanta Gautham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,626 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shanta Gautham7,626
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium385 claims
  2. Simvastatin366 claims
  3. Lisinopril287 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium286 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide263 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium263 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $103.79

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom 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.

  1. Shanta Gautham$103.79
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Altru Health SystemGrand Forks, ND

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in North Dakota

There are 245 internal medicine physician records in North Dakota.

Other internal medicine physician records in North Dakota

  1. Victor Adenuga, M.DWilliston, ND1821786807
  2. Kenneth Aduba, M.DGrand Forks, ND1437505245
  3. Rita Ahmad, MDFargo, ND1376383778
  4. Isaak Ailts, MDFargo, ND1063036135
  5. Mohamad Safwan AljafarBismarck, ND1720769144
  6. Jon Allen, MDGrand Forks, ND1811088602
  7. Sean Alloju, MDBismarck, ND1679033104
  8. Hussam AlmasriFargo, ND1215700117
  9. Chandni Anand, M.D.Minot, ND1518908862
  10. Misty Anderson, D.O.Valley City, ND1417109760

Common questions

What is Shanta Gautham, MD's NPI number?

Shanta Gautham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851562375, issued on Mar 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shanta Gautham, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Hamline St - Altru Family Medicine Residency, Grand Forks, ND, 58203. Phone: (701) 780-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shanta Gautham, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number 11672, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shanta Gautham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shanta Gautham, MD had 7,626 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Shanta Gautham, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.