Shukdeo Sankar, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Silver Spring, MD
Shukdeo Sankar, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1871823468, issued on Jan 5, 2010. Check the license (Maryland D0041932, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shukdeo Sankar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- D0041932 MD
MD20668 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8601 16TH St, Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Phone
- (301) 960-4682
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8601 16TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shukdeo Sankar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0041932Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 807 among the 5,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate36 claims
- Methylprednisolone18 claims
- Methocarbamol14 claims
- Paxlovid14 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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.
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 61.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Maryland
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Common questions
What is Shukdeo Sankar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shukdeo Sankar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871823468, issued on Jan 5, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shukdeo Sankar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8601 16TH St, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. Phone: (301) 960-4682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shukdeo Sankar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0041932, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shukdeo Sankar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shukdeo Sankar, M.D. had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 807. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shukdeo Sankar, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.