NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Shank

Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician · Sacramento, CA

Thomas Shank is an addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1972130664, issued on Mar 24, 2020. Check the license (California A182177, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972130664
Name
Thomas Shank
Primary taxonomy
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician 2083A0300X
License numbers
A182177 CA
6333 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone
(916) 734-2011
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 3, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230427002647); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2020
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 2315 Stockton Blvd

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

  1. Erik Abrames, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1558342337
  2. Angel Acevedo Carrasco, PAPhysician Assistant1316523319
  3. Lyndsey Ackerman, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1619630464
  4. Jason Adams, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1134367568
  5. Sindhu Addepalli, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306405501
  6. Joseph Adducci, PA-CPhysician Assistant1023672342

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician in 2024

251 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 420 among the 224 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Shank251
  2. Specialty average420

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin32 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt17 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate14 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. Cep America - CaliforniaAuburn, CA

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

Thomas Shank among 50 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in California

Thomas Shank is one of 50 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2013 among the 24 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 12% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2083A0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 50 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Taylor Nichols, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171619249034
  2. Christine Bell, MDSacramento, CA 958161053475087
  3. Denise Smart, MDSacramento, CA 958211730289083
  4. Melody Law, MDSacramento, CA 958231568509834
  5. Neal Mehra, MDSacramento, CA 958111255592721
  6. Damandeep Badwal, MDRancho Cordova, CA 956701760838981
  7. Hossein Azadi, MDWillits, CA 954901568015147
  8. Christopher Voss, MDClearlake, CA 954221942475538

Common questions

What is Thomas Shank's NPI number?

Thomas Shank's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972130664, issued on Mar 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Shank located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-2011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Shank's license?

NPPES lists California license number A182177, 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 Thomas Shank prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Shank had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician prescribers was 420. 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.