NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shweta Ekka, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Zephyrhills, FL

Shweta Ekka, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Zephyrhills, Florida, and NPI 1720264575, issued on Jan 10, 2008. Check the license (Florida ME101936, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720264575
Name
Shweta Ekka
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
ME101936 FL
MT186838 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
38135 Market SQ, Zephyrhills, FL 33542
Phone
(813) 780-1673
Enumerated
Jan 10, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(813) 355-5017
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080930000164); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 38135 Market SQ

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mariam Abreu Ruiz, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1740472695
  2. Akosua Agyemang, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487010146
  3. Sujani Akkineni, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1205099744
  4. Raven Ali-Muhammad, ARNPNurse Practitioner1376085084
  5. Jeralyn Allen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1063669125
  6. Kimberly Apple, MDSurgery Physician1801971007

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024

1,220 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 61 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shweta Ekka1,220
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefuroxime86 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium71 claims
  3. Eliquis57 claims
  4. Carvedilol48 claims
  5. Furosemide47 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate46 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ohi West Medical Group II LLCZephyrhills, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Shweta Ekka among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida

Shweta Ekka, M.D. is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 26% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 26% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

20 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Zephyrhills

They are 20 of the 851 NPPES records with a practice address in Zephyrhills, and 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mariam Abreu Ruiz, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421740472695
  2. Ramya Arerangaiah, M.DZephyrhills, FL 335421205003704
  3. Cameron Esmkhani, DOZephyrhills, FL 335421396922415
  4. Lucretia Fisher, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421811921406
  5. Matthew Hartlage, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421912192592
  6. Somasekhara Kaipu, M.D.,Zephyrhills, FL 335421710153481
  7. Shana Laflin, MDZephyrhills, FL 335421730277500
  8. Nigel Lewis, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421790096964

Common questions

What is Shweta Ekka, M.D.'s NPI number?

Shweta Ekka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720264575, issued on Jan 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shweta Ekka, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 38135 Market SQ, Zephyrhills, FL, 33542. Phone: (813) 780-1673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shweta Ekka, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME101936, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shweta Ekka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shweta Ekka, M.D. had 1,220 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.