Shashikala Sarma
NPI 1871568162ActiveIndividual· Specialist· Natrona Heights, PA
Specialist with Upmc Community Medicine Inc, practicing in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $921,228 for 9,864 claims, against $52,409 paid for services in 2024. Exact Sciences Corporation reported $26.78 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Allegheny Valley Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1871568162 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 6, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialist Primary | 174400000X | MD058574L | PA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (PA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 109 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 800 across 33 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $52,409 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 9,864 · 22,563 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 722 |
| Total drug cost | $921,228 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Upmc Community Medicine IncWest View, PA · 736 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Allegheny Valley HospitalNatrona, PA
- Magee Womens Hospital of Upmc Health SystemPittsburgh, PA
- Upmc St MargaretPittsburgh, PA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$26.78 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $26.78 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$26.78 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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