Shanthi Potla
Family Medicine Physician · Alexandria, LA
Shanthi Potla is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Alexandria, Louisiana, and NPI 1326736703, issued on Apr 25, 2023. Check the license (Louisiana 346368, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shanthi Potla
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 346368 LA
0101283962 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 807 Jackson St, Alexandria, LA 71301
- Phone
- (318) 441-1034
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250717003861); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shanthi Potla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 346368Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
233 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 claims
- Clonazepam11 claims
- Potassium Chloride11 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Concord Medical Group PLLCSpringhill, LA
- Jena Ess LLCJena, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shanthi Potla among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Shanthi Potla is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Alexandria
They are 57 of the 2,390 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexandria, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Shanthi Potla's NPI number?
Shanthi Potla's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326736703, issued on Apr 25, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shanthi Potla located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 807 Jackson St, Alexandria, LA, 71301. Phone: (318) 441-1034. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shanthi Potla's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 346368, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shanthi Potla prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shanthi Potla had 233 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.