Shashikala Sarma
Specialist · Natrona Heights, PA
Shashikala Sarma is a specialist with a practice address in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1871568162, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD058574L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shashikala Sarma
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD058574L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1604 Burtner RD, Natrona Heights, PA 15065
- Phone
- (724) 230-3099
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100510000356); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shashikala Sarma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MD058574LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
9,864 Medicare Part D claims for 722 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium593 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate537 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium451 claims
- Lisinopril447 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium430 claims
- Losartan Potassium368 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): 78.5 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Upmc Community Medicine IncNatrona Heights, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shashikala Sarma among 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania
Shashikala Sarma is one of 2,031 specialist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 40% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1989 among the 547 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 specialist records list a practice address in Natrona Heights
They are 13 of the 314 NPPES records with a practice address in Natrona Heights, and 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank Borgia, MDNatrona Heights, PA 150651992748461
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- Robert Hower, MDNatrona Heights, PA 150651215970181
- Walter Krasinsky, M.D.Natrona Heights, PA 150651710956925
- Mark MorrisseyNatrona Heights, PA 150651205801867
- Helen Roppolo, M. D.Natrona Heights, PA 150651992816359
- Sarun Suwan, MDNatrona Heights, PA 150651265470736
Common questions
What is Shashikala Sarma's NPI number?
Shashikala Sarma's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871568162, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shashikala Sarma located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1604 Burtner RD, Natrona Heights, PA, 15065. Phone: (724) 230-3099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shashikala Sarma's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD058574L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shashikala Sarma prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shashikala Sarma had 9,864 Medicare Part D claims for 722 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shashikala Sarma's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.5 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.