Sheila Cherian, MD
Nephrology Physician · Victorville, CA
Sheila Cherian, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Victorville, California, and NPI 1992891956, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (California A87803, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheila Cherian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A87803 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17207 Jasmine St, Victorville, CA 92395
- Phone
- (760) 780-4179
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 241-4591
- Medicaid ID
- 00A878030 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041022000749); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 17207 Jasmine St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Edgard Vera Tapia, MDNephrology Physician1235127515
Verify Sheila Cherian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A87803Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,739 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prosol231 claims
- Losartan Potassium103 claims
- Calcium Acetate102 claims
- Furosemide101 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate93 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate85 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: $1,243.11
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Edgard M. Vera, Md,inc.Victorville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sheila Cherian among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Sheila Cherian, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Victorville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Prashanth Kumar, M.D.Victorville, CA 923951821293382
- Hosameldin Madkour, M.D.Victorville, CA 923951306881099
- Opeyemi Oladele, M.D.Victorville, CA 923951801154380
- Ernesto Sequeira Abarca, M.D.Victorville, CA 923951831350784
- Jay Shankar, MDVictorville, CA 923951164431318
- Pooja Tanjavour, M.D.Victorville, CA 923951972919983
- Edgard Vera Tapia, MDVictorville, CA 923951235127515
- Jay Agarwal, M.D.San Bernardino, CA 924041326091737
Common questions
What is Sheila Cherian, MD's NPI number?
Sheila Cherian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992891956, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheila Cherian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17207 Jasmine St, Victorville, CA, 92395. Phone: (760) 780-4179. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheila Cherian, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A87803, 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 Sheila Cherian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheila Cherian, MD had 1,739 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.