What is Shankar Thiruppathi's specialty?

Shankar Thiruppathi (NPI 1508979832) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Columbus, GA.

Where does Shankar Thiruppathi practice?

Shankar Thiruppathi practices in Columbus, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508979832.

How much does Medicare pay Shankar Thiruppathi?

Shankar Thiruppathi (NPI 1508979832) received approximately $94K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 486 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508979832

Shankar ThiruppathiM.D.

PRACTICEGASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES, INC.See all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyColumbus, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

755

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

812

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$84K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 389 Gastroenterology providers in GA — above median (cohort median 747).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,167

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$762K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

33.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium330 claims

Omeprazole152 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl106 claims

Sucralfate97 claims

Linaclotide84 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.5

Quality

84.4

Cost

80.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.61%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$13

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$13

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Shankar Thiruppathi's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 75 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST FRANCIS HEALTH LLC	294	1,112
THE MEDICAL CENTER INC	239	780
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	206	679
ENDOSCOPY CENTER OF COLUMBUS, LLC	178	511
Amy Neff Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Columbus, GA	74	149
Nicholas Henson Diagnostic Radiology · Columbus, GA	72	180
MACHESKI, WILLIAM	69	183
Rajinder Chhokar Cardiology · Columbus, GA	61	157
George Benashvili Diagnostic Radiology · Columbus, GA	56	170
NPI 1366436164	56	141
YEOMAN, JOHN	53	138
Mgas Holdings, Llc Ambulance Service Provider · Macon, GA	53	267

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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