NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shantala Gopalakrishnan, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC

Shantala Gopalakrishnan, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1700891421, issued on Jul 30, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200400940, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700891421
Name
Shantala Gopalakrishnan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
200400940 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10628 Park RD, Charlotte, NC 28210
Phone
(704) 667-7070
Enumerated
Jul 30, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041019000881); accepts Medicare assignment
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 10628 Park RD

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

  1. Abosede Adamson, PAHospitalist Physician1639719586
  2. Jessica Anthony, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124365721
  3. Natacha Augustin, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1205198975
  4. Vito Badalamenti, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497715825
  5. Michael Baker, MDHospitalist Physician1295265379
  6. Jay Ballard, NPNurse Practitioner1780165852

Verify Shantala Gopalakrishnan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

111 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Shantala Gopalakrishnan111
  2. Specialty average3,176

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): 95.4 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 score84.2
  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).

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
  2. Scotland Regional Health NetworkLaurinburg, NC
  3. Wake Forest University Health SciencesBermuda Run, NC

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

Shantala Gopalakrishnan among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Shantala Gopalakrishnan, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

536 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte

They are 536 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Arroyo, MDCharlotte, NC 282101538131818
  2. Vito Badalamenti, MDCharlotte, NC 282101497715825
  3. Larry Berman, MDCharlotte, NC 282101508869835
  4. Gregory Busse, DOCharlotte, NC 282101740257328
  5. Richard Dougherty, MDCharlotte, NC 282101629068515
  6. Michael Felder, DOCharlotte, NC 282101770563686
  7. Debra Gazzuolo, MDCharlotte, NC 282101548253347
  8. Jordan Lipton, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282101831158856

Common questions

What is Shantala Gopalakrishnan, MD's NPI number?

Shantala Gopalakrishnan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700891421, issued on Jul 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shantala Gopalakrishnan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10628 Park RD, Charlotte, NC, 28210. Phone: (704) 667-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shantala Gopalakrishnan, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200400940, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shantala Gopalakrishnan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shantala Gopalakrishnan, MD had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Shantala Gopalakrishnan, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.