What is Veena Shankar's specialty?

Veena Shankar (NPI 1659354587) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Framingham, MA.

Where does Veena Shankar practice?

Veena Shankar practices in Framingham, MA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659354587.

How much does Medicare pay Veena Shankar?

Veena Shankar (NPI 1659354587) received approximately $221K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,248 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659354587

Veena ShankarM.D.

CardiologyFramingham, MAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,607

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,430

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$209K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 693 Cardiology providers in MA — above median (cohort median 1,819).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,222

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$718K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate771 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium476 claims

Apixaban379 claims

Losartan Potassium349 claims

Lisinopril231 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$173

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$173

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$173

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Veena Shankar'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). 92 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BICK, RONALD	138	261
Jeff Velez Interventional Radiology · Medford, MA	131	250
Billy Buff Diagnostic Radiology · Worcester, MA	110	145
Jill Reinherz Diagnostic Radiology · New York, NY	104	189
Michelle Swire Diagnostic Radiology · Framingham, MA	103	187
MORRIS, MARY LOU	101	157
Patrick Blomberg Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Framingham, MA	99	223
Erica Gupta Diagnostic Radiology · Framingham, MA	90	161
Mohamed Zaki Refaat Cardiology · Fort Collins, CO	86	134
Justine Morris Diagnostic Radiology · Worcester, MA	85	156
David Young Cardiology · Framingham, MA	84	249
James Alderman Internal Medicine · Framingham, MA	81	152

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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