NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sheela Toprani, M.D., PH.D

Epilepsy Physician · Sacramento, CA

Sheela Toprani, M.D., PH.D is an epilepsy physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1912311861, issued on Jun 18, 2014. Check the license (California A163110, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1912311861
Name
Sheela Toprani
Credential
M.D., PH.D
Primary taxonomy
Epilepsy Physician 2084E0001X
License number
A163110 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3160 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone
(916) 734-3588
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2014
Record last updated
Oct 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210908004087); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 2014
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 3160 Folsom Blvd

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

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  4. Janki Amin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1174531263
  5. Lori Baker, LCSWClinical Social Worker1437886215
  6. David Bissig, M.D., PH.D.Neurology Physician1144648338

Verify Sheela Toprani in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average epilepsy physician in 2024

174 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 934 among the 476 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Sheela Toprani174
  2. Specialty average934

Most prescribed

  1. Lacosamide38 claims
  2. Phenobarbital34 claims
  3. Oxcarbazepine16 claims
  4. Levetiracetam14 claims
  5. Gabapentin12 claims
  6. Briviact11 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: $160.68

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 345 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,278.39 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sheela Toprani$160.68
  2. Specialty average$6,278.39

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. Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA

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

Sheela Toprani among 54 epilepsy physician records in California

Sheela Toprani, M.D., PH.D is one of 54 epilepsy physician records with a practice address in California. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 57% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 43 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 7% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084E0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Epilepsy Physician providers in California

There are 54 epilepsy physician records in California.

The 8 epilepsy physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samantha AllenSacramento, CA 958161457886723
  2. Melissa AsmarSacramento, CA 958161487188124
  3. Kristie BaumanSacramento, CA 958161841789450
  4. Eniko Nagy-Wilde, MDSacramento, CA 958161790071736
  5. Ardeep Sekhon, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161225257975
  6. George SavvidesSacramento, CA 958171497382063
  7. Jerry Chen, MDStanford, CA 943051861026700
  8. Robert Fisher, MDStanford, CA 943051669425740

Common questions

What is Sheela Toprani, M.D., PH.D's NPI number?

Sheela Toprani, M.D., PH.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912311861, issued on Jun 18, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sheela Toprani, M.D., PH.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3160 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 734-3588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sheela Toprani, M.D., PH.D's license?

NPPES lists California license number A163110, 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 Sheela Toprani, M.D., PH.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sheela Toprani, M.D., PH.D had 174 Medicare Part D claims; the average among epilepsy physician prescribers was 934. 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.