NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Venkat Ramanan Shankar, MD

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Venkat Ramanan Shankar, MD is a pediatric critical care medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1124124300, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD056924L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124124300
Name
Venkat Ramanan Shankar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician 2080P0203X
License numbers
MD056924L PA
30913 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone
(215) 590-1000
Enumerated
Sep 15, 2006
Record last updated
May 19, 2023
Fax
(215) 590-1415
Medicaid ID
3897768 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070622000333); 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 3401 Civic Center Blvd

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

  1. Ruth Abaya, MD, MPHPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1891923306
  2. Soraya Abbasi, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1396780789
  3. Javaneh Abbasian, M.DOphthalmology Physician1790951036
  4. Arlene Abelard-Daniel, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1639599764
  5. Margarita Abella, MDPediatrics Physician1609338300
  6. Nicholas Abend, MDNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1679638969

Verify Venkat Ramanan Shankar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Childrens Anesthesiology Associates LtdPhiladelphia, PA

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

Venkat Ramanan Shankar among 198 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Venkat Ramanan Shankar, MD is one of 198 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 34% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2009 among the 59 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0203X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 198 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Apkon, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041023099330
  2. Robert Berg, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041639142086
  3. Geoffrey Bird, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041477576403
  4. Daniela Davis, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041861403073
  5. John Diddle, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041265548994
  6. Jimmy Huh, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041023122553
  7. Richard Lin, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041699881094
  8. Wynne Morrison, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041922011162

Common questions

What is Venkat Ramanan Shankar, MD's NPI number?

Venkat Ramanan Shankar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124124300, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Venkat Ramanan Shankar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 590-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Venkat Ramanan Shankar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD056924L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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