Shantha Varghese Franks, NP
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Paramus, NJ
Shantha Varghese Franks, NP is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Paramus, New Jersey, and NPI 1235275488, issued on Jan 29, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00082400, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shantha Varghese Franks
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
- License number
- 26NJ00082400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Veterans Way, Paramus, NJ 07652
- Phone
- (201) 634-8212
- Enumerated
- Jan 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 225-0122
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050616000015); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1 Veterans Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lisa Grohsman, R.N., APN-C.Family Nurse Practitioner1164418018
- Jessica Kifer, CCC, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1558632109
- Galit Maresky, OTRLOccupational Therapist1528274792
Verify Shantha Varghese Franks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NJ00082400Check 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 adult health nurse practitioner in 2024
242 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium16 claims
- Losartan Potassium16 claims
- Simvastatin16 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate11 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: $195.29
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 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
- Excelcare Medical Associates PATeaneck, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
33 adult health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Paramus
They are 33 of the 1,842 NPPES records with a practice address in Paramus, and 1,626 adult health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.
All 33 in Paramus → All 1,626 in New Jersey → Every provider in Paramus →
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Common questions
What is Shantha Varghese Franks, NP's NPI number?
Shantha Varghese Franks, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235275488, issued on Jan 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shantha Varghese Franks, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Veterans Way, Paramus, NJ, 07652. Phone: (201) 634-8212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shantha Varghese Franks, NP's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00082400, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shantha Varghese Franks, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shantha Varghese Franks, NP had 242 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. 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.