Shota Obata, MD
Nephrology Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Shota Obata, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1326772096, issued on Jul 10, 2022. Check the license (California A201400, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shota Obata
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A201400 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94305
- Phone
- (650) 723-5948
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shota Obata in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A201400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Shota Obata among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Shota Obata, 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 2022, is newer than over 99% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · over 99% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 77% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 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
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Common questions
What is Shota Obata, MD's NPI number?
Shota Obata, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326772096, issued on Jul 10, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shota Obata, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94305. Phone: (650) 723-5948. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shota Obata, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A201400, 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 Shota Obata, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shota Obata, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 23 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.