Vinu Shrestha, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Vinu Shrestha, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1558479139, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 45994, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinu Shrestha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 45994 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8890 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
- Phone
- (719) 572-5005
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 572-5551
- Medicaid ID
- 74478206 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080204000548); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vinu Shrestha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 45994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,130 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium315 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium277 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate215 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium189 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl162 claims
- Gabapentin123 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
- Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCBroomfield, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vinu Shrestha among 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado
Vinu Shrestha, MD is one of 2,046 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 1,090 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
169 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Colorado Springs
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Common questions
What is Vinu Shrestha, MD's NPI number?
Vinu Shrestha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558479139, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinu Shrestha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8890 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920. Phone: (719) 572-5005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinu Shrestha, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 45994, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vinu Shrestha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinu Shrestha, MD had 4,130 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.