Sharad Lakhanpal, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Dallas, TX
Sharad Lakhanpal, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1720087414, issued on Jul 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas H1610, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sharad Lakhanpal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- H1610 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8144 Walnut Hill LN, Dallas, TX 75231
- Phone
- (214) 540-0700
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Fax
- (214) 540-0701
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110107000759); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8144 Walnut Hill LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Scott Cloud, PTPhysical Therapist1780755413
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- Roy Fleischmann, M.D.Specialist1467451146
Verify Sharad Lakhanpal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H1610Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
3,050 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 112 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate323 claims
- Vitamin D2281 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl251 claims
- Methotrexate228 claims
- Meloxicam221 claims
- Celecoxib186 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): 38 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: $10,301.95
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Rheumatology Associates And SubsidiaryArlington, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sharad Lakhanpal among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Sharad Lakhanpal, M.D. is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 46% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Don Cheatum, MDDallas, TX 752311558317693
- Stanley Cohen, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311366441958
- John Cush, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311265492680
- Kathryn Dao, MDDallas, TX 752311588631436
- Thomas Geppert, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311174522874
- Matthew Hogenmiller, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311306866702
Common questions
What is Sharad Lakhanpal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sharad Lakhanpal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720087414, issued on Jul 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sharad Lakhanpal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8144 Walnut Hill LN, Dallas, TX, 75231. Phone: (214) 540-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sharad Lakhanpal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H1610, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sharad Lakhanpal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sharad Lakhanpal, M.D. had 3,050 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sharad Lakhanpal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 38 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.