Shiva Kolangara, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Merced, CA
Shiva Kolangara, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1952890956, issued on May 4, 2018. Check the license (California 1952890956, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shiva Kolangara
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 1952890956 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 847 W Childs Ave Ste B, Merced, CA 95341
- Phone
- (866) 682-4842
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Fax
- (209) 383-0318
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210511001672); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New England, College Of Osteo Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 847 W Childs Ave Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shiva Kolangara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 1952890956Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,856 Medicare Part D claims for 465 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium453 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate249 claims
- Metformin Hcl177 claims
- Lisinopril168 claims
- Omeprazole129 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa125 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: $18.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
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
- Golden Valley Health CentersMerced, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shiva Kolangara among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Shiva Kolangara, DO 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 2018, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jelili Apalara, MD, MPH, FACP, CPHQ.Merced, CA 953411609067719
- Sukhdip Kang, MDMerced, CA 953411578759296
- Mark Altchek, M.D.Merced, CA 953401154503670
- Michelle Barbosa, D.O.Merced, CA 953401306182464
- Maristela Carreon, M.D.Merced, CA 953401376693952
- Teresita Enad, M.D.Merced, CA 953401639103898
- Leland Fife, MDMerced, CA 953401285745521
- Jaideep Misra, MDMerced, CA 953401861965386
Common questions
What is Shiva Kolangara, DO's NPI number?
Shiva Kolangara, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952890956, issued on May 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shiva Kolangara, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 847 W Childs Ave Ste B, Merced, CA, 95341. Phone: (866) 682-4842. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shiva Kolangara, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 1952890956, 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 Shiva Kolangara, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shiva Kolangara, DO had 3,856 Medicare Part D claims for 465 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.