Shantanu Bishwal, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Allentown, PA
Shantanu Bishwal, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1942400759, issued on Jul 19, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD436784, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shantanu Bishwal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- MD436784 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3440 Lehigh St Ste 102, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (484) 658-5758
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2026
- Fax
- (484) 526-4091
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090714000681); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3440 Lehigh St Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Katura Bullock, PHARM.D., BCPS, BCACPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1902069628
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- Dylan Lesisko, CRNPNurse Practitioner1295339489
- Heather Negron, CRNPNurse Practitioner1184163701
Verify Shantanu Bishwal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD436784Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,089 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone348 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate220 claims
- Methotrexate168 claims
- Alendronate Sodium90 claims
- Allopurinol73 claims
- Colchicine19 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: $387.96
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- St Lukes Physician Group IncStroudsburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shantanu Bishwal among 413 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania
Shantanu Bishwal, MD is one of 413 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 275 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 413 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 413 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Allentown → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sylvan Brown, MDAllentown, PA 181031992787170
- Carolyn Casey, D.O.Allentown, PA 181031205129228
- Kristin Ingraham, DOAllentown, PA 181031285757534
- William Iobst, MDAllentown, PA 181031568491116
- Susan Kim, MDAllentown, PA 181031578720983
- Kerry Miller, MDAllentown, PA 181031639100589
- Marie O'Brien, D.O.Allentown, PA 181031083836464
- James Ross, MDAllentown, PA 181031588697403
Common questions
What is Shantanu Bishwal, MD's NPI number?
Shantanu Bishwal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942400759, issued on Jul 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shantanu Bishwal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3440 Lehigh St Ste 102, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (484) 658-5758. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shantanu Bishwal, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD436784, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shantanu Bishwal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shantanu Bishwal, MD had 1,089 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.