Shanthi Balaraman
Family Nurse Practitioner · Hockessin, DE
Shanthi Balaraman is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hockessin, Delaware, and NPI 1558818856, issued on Sep 2, 2016. Check the license (Delaware LG0000955, as entered in NPPES) with the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shanthi Balaraman
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- LG0000955 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5936 Limestone RD, Hockessin, DE 19707
- Phone
- (302) 239-4500
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (302) 489-5000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5936 Limestone RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shanthi Balaraman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Delaware board licenses this profession
Search for license LG0000955Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
5,264 Medicare Part D claims for 830 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium465 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium309 claims
- Lisinopril173 claims
- Omeprazole167 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate161 claims
- Alprazolam155 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): 62 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $157.38
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
13 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hockessin
They are 13 of the 273 NPPES records with a practice address in Hockessin, and 709 family nurse practitioner records in Delaware.
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Common questions
What is Shanthi Balaraman's NPI number?
Shanthi Balaraman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558818856, issued on Sep 2, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shanthi Balaraman located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5936 Limestone RD, Hockessin, DE, 19707. Phone: (302) 239-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shanthi Balaraman's license?
NPPES lists Delaware license number LG0000955, as entered by the provider. Search the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shanthi Balaraman prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shanthi Balaraman had 5,264 Medicare Part D claims for 830 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shanthi Balaraman's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 62 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.