NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sharmel Kasten, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Clovis, CA

Sharmel Kasten, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Clovis, California, and NPI 1740365618, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (California 20A8648, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740365618
Name
Sharmel Kasten
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
20A8648 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2139 Shaw Ave Ste E6, Clovis, CA 93611
Phone
(559) 483-9911
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2024
Fax
(559) 387-5499
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060118000601); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2139 Shaw Ave Ste E6

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexis Rincon, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1124849195

Verify Sharmel Kasten in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

7,677 Medicare Part D claims for 623 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 86 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sharmel Kasten7,677
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium626 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium537 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl232 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium229 claims
  5. Lisinopril225 claims
  6. Gabapentin216 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): 97.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,083.14

46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sharmel Kasten$1,083.14
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Sharmel Kasten among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Sharmel Kasten, D.O. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

76 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Clovis

They are 76 of the 1,871 NPPES records with a practice address in Clovis, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patrick Brauner, M.D.Clovis, CA 936111518900430
  2. Christopher Cody, M.D.Clovis, CA 936111982624516
  3. Ken Ellzey, MDClovis, CA 936111861571903
  4. Robert Gamble, M.D.Clovis, CA 936111114034881
  5. Jaime Gonzalez, MDClovis, CA 936111386722965
  6. Christopher Kuebrich, MDClovis, CA 936111275574527
  7. William Lane, MDClovis, CA 936111942246772
  8. Jose Mendoza, MDClovis, CA 936111922186824

Common questions

What is Sharmel Kasten, D.O.'s NPI number?

Sharmel Kasten, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740365618, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sharmel Kasten, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2139 Shaw Ave Ste E6, Clovis, CA, 93611. Phone: (559) 483-9911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sharmel Kasten, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A8648, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sharmel Kasten, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sharmel Kasten, D.O. had 7,677 Medicare Part D claims for 623 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sharmel Kasten, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.

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