NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shashikala K. Venkatachalapathy, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Salisbury, MD

Shashikala K. Venkatachalapathy, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Salisbury, Maryland, and NPI 1669555462, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0064595, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669555462
Name
Shashikala K. Venkatachalapathy
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
D0064595 MD
C10009184 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 E Carroll St, Salisbury, MD 21801
Phone
(800) 749-5191
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(410) 543-7165
Medicaid ID
411856100 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121004000624); 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 100 E Carroll St

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

  1. Frishta Abdul Ali, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821939976
  2. Matthew Abell, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1295395564
  3. Zeinab Abou Yehia, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1699124263
  4. Gajendra AcharyaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477249217
  5. John AcheyFamily Nurse Practitioner1245931831
  6. Keila Addlesberger, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1326335605

Verify Shashikala K. Venkatachalapathy in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

6,296 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Shashikala Venkatachalapathy6,296
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl435 claims
  2. Clonazepam354 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate309 claims
  4. Benztropine Mesylate306 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl242 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl226 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: $1,444.41

64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shashikala Venkatachalapathy$1,444.41
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Bethany Primary CareBethany Beach, DE
  2. HealthportSalisbury, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Shashikala K. Venkatachalapathy among 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland

Shashikala K. Venkatachalapathy, M.D. is one of 1,451 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 63% 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 · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2000 among the 525 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Maryland

There are 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alvi Azad, D.OSalisbury, MD 218011447456884
  2. Michael Bogrov, MDSalisbury, MD 218011437219763
  3. Manjula Borge, M.D.Salisbury, MD 218011972685840
  4. Monica Chawla, MDSalisbury, MD 218011407016991
  5. Surrinder Kapoor, M.D.Salisbury, MD 218011700973484
  6. Ovais Khalid, M.D.Salisbury, MD 218011033345954
  7. Saima Maqsood, M.D.Salisbury, MD 218011629276985
  8. Ingrid Orinda, MDSalisbury, MD 218011609025832

Common questions

What is Shashikala K. Venkatachalapathy, M.D.'s NPI number?

Shashikala K. Venkatachalapathy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669555462, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shashikala K. Venkatachalapathy, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 E Carroll St, Salisbury, MD, 21801. Phone: (800) 749-5191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shashikala K. Venkatachalapathy, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0064595, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shashikala K. Venkatachalapathy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shashikala K. Venkatachalapathy, M.D. had 6,296 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.

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