NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sheekha Karan, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Johnstown, PA

Sheekha Karan, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1548822711, issued on Jul 8, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania MT217896, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1548822711
Name
Sheekha Karan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MT217896 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1086 Franklin St, Johnstown, PA 15905
Phone
(814) 534-9401
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(814) 534-3559
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230711001613); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1086 Franklin St

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

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

267 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sheekha Karan267
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide20 claims
  2. Prednisone20 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium19 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate11 claims
  6. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 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: $52.73

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. Sheekha Karan$52.73
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services OF Maryland LLCCumberland, MD

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

Sheekha Karan among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Sheekha Karan, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

86 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Johnstown

They are 86 of the 1,724 NPPES records with a practice address in Johnstown, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Salah Aldergash, MDJohnstown, PA 159051649581265
  2. Henry Baldinucci, MDJohnstown, PA 159051942204888
  3. Martin Bolinger, DOJohnstown, PA 159051679673859
  4. Elizabeth Dunmore, MDJohnstown, PA 159051548254816
  5. Balkissoon Maharajh, MDJohnstown, PA 159051679559272
  6. Safouh Malhis, MDJohnstown, PA 159051720090558
  7. Jagdish Patel, MDJohnstown, PA 159051235135922
  8. George Pueblitz, MDJohnstown, PA 159051508854399

Common questions

What is Sheekha Karan, MD's NPI number?

Sheekha Karan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548822711, issued on Jul 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sheekha Karan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1086 Franklin St, Johnstown, PA, 15905. Phone: (814) 534-9401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sheekha Karan, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MT217896, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sheekha Karan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sheekha Karan, MD had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 101 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.