Shubha J. Kerkar, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Palm Springs, CA
Shubha J. Kerkar, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1538102207, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (California A048721, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shubha J. Kerkar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- A048721 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1695 N Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (760) 323-2118
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 2309623 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051019000441); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1695 N Sunrise Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Trent Broadus, ARNPNurse Practitioner1780967364
- M Anthony Brom, RPHPharmacist1811279599
- Cory Brown, MDInternal Medicine Physician1912167818
Verify Shubha J. Kerkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A048721Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
1,940 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 87% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy586 claims
- Juluca199 claims
- Triumeq170 claims
- Tivicay163 claims
- Prezcobix130 claims
- Descovy106 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: $424.87
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Dap Health IncPalm Springs, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shubha J. Kerkar among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Shubha J. Kerkar, MD is one of 1,119 infectious disease 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.
All 1,119 in California → Every provider in Palm Springs → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Xolani Mdluli, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621043418023
- Phyllis Ritchie, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621245255736
- Christina VuPalm Springs, CA 922621477904944
- Cyril Gaultier, MDPalm Springs, CA 922641285681882
- Kenneth Lichtenstein, MDPalm Springs, CA 922641740370428
- Ann Stapleton, MDPalm Springs, CA 922641851477582
- Massoud Dezfuli, D.O.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701598861866
- Vallari Patel, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701659540599
Common questions
What is Shubha J. Kerkar, MD's NPI number?
Shubha J. Kerkar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538102207, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shubha J. Kerkar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1695 N Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 323-2118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shubha J. Kerkar, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A048721, 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 Shubha J. Kerkar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shubha J. Kerkar, MD had 1,940 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.