Shatara Townes, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Shatara Townes, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1710514120, issued on Mar 25, 2020. Check the license (California A184806, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shatara Townes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A184806 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 420, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 206-6232
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230601000775); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2020
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shatara Townes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A184806Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
380 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa15 claims
- Nifedipine Er11 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shatara Townes among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Shatara Townes, MD 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 2020, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Shatara Townes, MD's NPI number?
Shatara Townes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710514120, issued on Mar 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shatara Townes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 420, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 206-6232. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shatara Townes, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A184806, 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 Shatara Townes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shatara Townes, MD had 380 Medicare Part D claims for 96 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.