Sharna B. Shachar, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · Chula Vista, CA
Sharna B. Shachar, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1619904703, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (California A51402, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sharna B. Shachar
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A51402 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 H St, Chula Vista, CA 91910
- Phone
- (619) 409-9999
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 409-9905
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060206000852); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 525 H St
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Verify Sharna B. Shachar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A51402Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,049 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 304 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium643 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium416 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate375 claims
- Losartan Potassium274 claims
- Omeprazole227 claims
- Lisinopril209 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: $81.17
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Sharna B. Shachar among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Sharna B. Shachar, M.D is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
81 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chula Vista
They are 81 of the 5,329 NPPES records with a practice address in Chula Vista, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sharna B. Shachar, M.D's NPI number?
Sharna B. Shachar, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619904703, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sharna B. Shachar, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 H St, Chula Vista, CA, 91910. Phone: (619) 409-9999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sharna B. Shachar, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number A51402, 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 Sharna B. Shachar, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sharna B. Shachar, M.D had 9,049 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.