Shyamal Kanti Palit, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Fayetteville, NC
Shyamal Kanti Palit, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and NPI 1164725875, issued on Dec 20, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2011-01518, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shyamal Kanti Palit
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 2011-01518 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 557 Sandhurst Dr., Fayetteville, NC 28304
- Phone
- (910) 484-8114
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 484-1564
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111027000664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shyamal Kanti Palit in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2011-01518Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,004 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate116 claims
- Losartan Potassium111 claims
- Furosemide73 claims
- Carvedilol58 claims
- Calcium Acetate43 claims
- Lisinopril40 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $290.96
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Carolina Kidney Care PAFayetteville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shyamal Kanti Palit among 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina
Shyamal Kanti Palit, M.D. is one of 403 nephrology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 47% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Fayetteville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Moses Aboagye-Kumi, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041497707640
- Maureen Achuko, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041245239136
- William Buchanan, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041396744298
- Dinesh Chandra, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041184653313
- Ananda Gurram, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041427287267
- Mark Kasari, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041942209853
- Rama Kethineni, MBBSFayetteville, NC 283041417226721
- Yuan Lu, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041952300857
Common questions
What is Shyamal Kanti Palit, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shyamal Kanti Palit, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164725875, issued on Dec 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shyamal Kanti Palit, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 557 Sandhurst Dr., Fayetteville, NC, 28304. Phone: (910) 484-8114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shyamal Kanti Palit, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2011-01518, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shyamal Kanti Palit, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shyamal Kanti Palit, M.D. had 1,004 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shyamal Kanti Palit, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.7 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), 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.