Dr. Alka Sharma, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,595
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 298
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,345
- Publications
- 62
- MIPS score, 2024
- 22
- Practice address
- 2070 Clinton Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501
- Practice phone
- Call (510) 522-3700
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Alka Sharma is a nephrologist in Alameda, California
Dr. Sharma practices at Alameda Hospital in Alameda, California, part of Alameda County.
Dr. Sharma's NPI, 1275737561, was assigned on June 12, 2007. Dr. Sharma graduated from ArMed Forces Medical College Pune in 1983. Dr. Sharma's California license number on file is A48009.
- NPI
- 1275737561NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8921064338
- NPI enumeration date
- June 12, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (510) 522-3700
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 67
- Medical school graduation
- 1983
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Alka Sharma practices at Alameda Hospital in Alameda, California
Dr. Sharma's primary practice is Alameda Hospital, at 2070 Clinton Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501 in Alameda County. The practice phone is (510) 522-3700.
- Alameda Hospital2070 Clinton Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501 · Alameda CountyPhone(510) 522-3700
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Alka Sharma is affiliated with 7 sites of care
Dr. Sharma's primary practice is Alameda Hospital in Alameda, California, part of Alameda County. Dr. Sharma is also affiliated with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Alta Bates Campus. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sharma to 2 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alka Sharma's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sharma practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Alameda Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Alka Sharma is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California
Nephrology is Dr. Sharma's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Sharma is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Sharma has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute gastroduodenitis, acute kidney failure, acute skin infection, aneurysm, anxiety, arthritis, asthma and atrial fibrillation and flutter among the conditions Dr. Sharma treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Sharma
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Alka Sharma billed Medicare for 1,595 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,595 Medicare services from Dr. Sharma across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 298 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $135,732 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Sharma's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1822024: 97118%
- Other services
- 2023: 4812024: 5167%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1982024: 10845%
Dr. Sharma compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Sharma
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,595vs 1,08447% above
- Medicare patients
- 298vs 307Close to median
- Part D claims
- 4,756vs 9555.0 times
Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Sharma's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Alka Sharma treated 298 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 298 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sharma in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 115 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 51% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sharma's median patient age at 68, with 66% women.
Dr. Sharma's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Sharma's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20368%
- Men9532%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sharma's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol51%
- Arthritis43%
- Diabetes37%
- Chronic kidney disease32%
- Anxiety22%
- Ischemic heart disease22%
- Atrial fibrillation16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Sharma's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women66%
- Men31%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Alka Sharma wrote 5,345 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sharma wrote 5,345 Medicare Part D claims for 338 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,756 of them, across 88 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $400,842 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,035 claims across 95 drugs.
Dr. Sharma's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic4,834 claims90%
- Brand-name485 claims9%
- Other26 claims0%
Dr. Sharma's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Sharma's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%135 of 5,345 claims
- Antibiotics2%99 of 5,345 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%24 of 5,345 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5,0352024: 4,7566%
Drugs named by CMS: 88 in 2024, 95 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Alka Sharma scored 22 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 22 out of 100 for Dr. Sharma for performance year 2024, reported individually. CMS lists Dr. Sharma as offering telehealth.
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Sharma's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 22of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 73of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Alka Sharma has 62 publications on record
Dmand AI links 62 papers to Dr. Sharma, published from 2011 to 2024. 2013 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Oocytes, Granulosa Cells and India. Dr. Sharma has published most often in Sci Rep. Dr. Sharma's most frequent co-authors are Harkirat Singh, Ajay Garg, MD and Anil Pandit, MD.
Dr. Sharma's papers by year, 2013 to 2024
Topics Dr. Sharma writes about most
- Oocytes
- Granulosa Cells
- India
- Mammals
- Ovary
- Apoptosis
- Benzimidazoles
- Antineoplastic Agents
Dr. Sharma's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Sharma
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol
Indian J Cancer
Stem Cell Rev Rep
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Alka Sharma received $53 in industry payments in 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Sharma from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $53.
Companies that paid Dr. Sharma the most, 2025 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Alka Sharma has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Sharma, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Sharma
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Alka Sharma graduated from ArMed Forces Medical College Pune
Dr. Sharma graduated from ArMed Forces Medical College Pune in 1983.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Alka Sharma accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Sharma is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Sharma accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- Medicare9
- HMO7
- POS6
- EPO5
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Alka Sharma's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Alka Sharma's NPI number?
Dr. Alka Sharma's NPI number is 1275737561. It was assigned on June 12, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Alka Sharma?
Dr. Alka Sharma is a nephrologist in Alameda, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Alka Sharma practice?
Dr. Sharma practices at 2070 Clinton Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501. Dr. Sharma's primary practice is Alameda Hospital in Alameda, California, part of Alameda County. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sharma to 2 hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Alka Sharma's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sharma is (510) 522-3700.
What is Dr. Alka Sharma's medical license number?
Dr. Sharma's California license number on file is A48009.
Which hospitals is Dr. Alka Sharma affiliated with?
Dr. Sharma practices at Alameda Hospital in Alameda, California. Dr. Sharma is also affiliated with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Alta Bates Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Sharma to 2 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Alka Sharma accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sharma billed Medicare for 1,595 services in 2024.
Does Dr. Alka Sharma offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Sharma as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Alka Sharma's MIPS score?
Dr. Sharma's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 22 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alka Sharma see?
CMS counts 298 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sharma in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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Is Dr. Alka Sharma board certified?
Yes. Dr. Sharma is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Alka Sharma bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sharma's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and medicare service (G0439).
Where did Dr. Alka Sharma go to medical school?
Dr. Sharma graduated from ArMed Forces Medical College Pune in 1983.
What drugs does Dr. Alka Sharma prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sharma's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Losartan Potassium.
Has Dr. Alka Sharma received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $53 in general payments to Dr. Sharma from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Alka Sharma been practicing?
Dr. Sharma graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.
Does Dr. Alka Sharma do research?
Dmand AI links 62 publications to Dr. Sharma, published from 2011 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Alka Sharma publish with?
Dr. Sharma's most frequent co-authors are Harkirat Singh (2 shared papers), Ajay Garg, MD (1 shared paper) and Anil Pandit, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Alka Sharma accept?
Dr. Sharma is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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