Sushmita Duwal Shrestha, M.B.B.S
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Temple, TX
Sushmita Duwal Shrestha, M.B.B.S is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1326573221, issued on Apr 27, 2017. Check the license (Texas W0996, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sushmita Duwal Shrestha
- Credential
- M.B.B.S
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- W0996 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
- Phone
- (254) 724-2111
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2026
- Fax
- (254) 724-7603
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251015002046); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sushmita Duwal Shrestha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license W0996Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of 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: $183.90
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 2 group practices
- Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX
- Tower Health Medical GroupWest Reading, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sushmita Duwal Shrestha among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Sushmita Duwal Shrestha, M.B.B.S is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2017, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.
All 967 in Texas → Every provider in Temple → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alejandro Arroliga, M.D.Temple, TX 765081598729113
- Richard Beckendorf, M.D.Temple, TX 765081033179262
- Carl Boethel, M.D.Temple, TX 765081417916255
- Juan Figueroa-Casas, M.D.Temple, TX 765081699710889
- Brian Furukawa, MDTemple, TX 765081457563231
- Shekhar Ghamande, M.D.Temple, TX 765081366412090
- Shirley Jones, M.D.Temple, TX 765081750304200
- Jeana Obrien, M.D.Temple, TX 765081942261896
Common questions
What is Sushmita Duwal Shrestha, M.B.B.S's NPI number?
Sushmita Duwal Shrestha, M.B.B.S's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326573221, issued on Apr 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sushmita Duwal Shrestha, M.B.B.S located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sushmita Duwal Shrestha, M.B.B.S's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number W0996, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sushmita Duwal Shrestha, M.B.B.S prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sushmita Duwal Shrestha, M.B.B.S had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.