Shashank Vats, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Minneapolis, MN
Shashank Vats, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1346482544, issued on Apr 2, 2009. Check the license (Minnesota 56238, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shashank Vats
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 56238 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 516 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455
- Phone
- (612) 626-5031
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130719000539); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 516 Delaware Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shashank Vats in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 56238Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,984 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium235 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate201 claims
- Eliquis140 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate132 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium132 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate111 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $90.86
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Fairview Express CareBurnsville, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shashank Vats among 627 cardiovascular disease physician records in Minnesota
Shashank Vats, MD is one of 627 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2009, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 465 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 627 cardiovascular disease physician records in Minnesota.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Bache, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554551851335939
- Lin Chen, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554551205800240
- Jay Cohn, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554551598792095
- Daniel Duprez, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554551609807825
- Gary Francis, MDMpls, MN 554551679666317
- Daniel Garry, MDMinneapolis, MN 554551093770810
- Helina Kassahun, MDMinneapolis, MN 554551295872505
- Suma Konety, MD, MSMinneapolis, MN 554551821172727
Common questions
What is Shashank Vats, MD's NPI number?
Shashank Vats, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346482544, issued on Apr 2, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shashank Vats, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 516 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55455. Phone: (612) 626-5031. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shashank Vats, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 56238, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shashank Vats, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shashank Vats, MD had 1,984 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shashank Vats, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.