Dr. Sheila Cherian, MD

  • Victorville, CA
  • Nephrologist
NPI1992891956PAC ID6406817493
Medicare services, 2024
1,230
Medicare patients, 2024
374
Part D claims, 2024
1,739
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$2,292
Practice address
17207 Jasmine Street, Victorville, CA 92395
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Primary practice

DaVita Mojave Sage Dialysis

Dialysis Center - Independent · Victorville, California

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Dr. Sheila Cherian is a nephrologist in Victorville, California

Dr. Cherian practices at DaVita Mojave Sage Dialysis in Victorville, California.

Dr. Cherian's NPI, 1992891956, was assigned on October 5, 2006. Dr. Cherian graduated from Government Medical College Thrissur in 1995. Dr. Cherian holds California license A87803.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6406817493
NPI enumeration date
October 5, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Sheila Cherian practices at DaVita Mojave Sage Dialysis in Victorville, California

Dr. Cherian's primary practice is DaVita Mojave Sage Dialysis, at 17207 Jasmine Street, Victorville, CA 92395 in San Bernardino County.

  • DaVita Mojave Sage Dialysis
    17207 Jasmine Street, Victorville, CA 92395 · San Bernardino County

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Dr. Sheila Cherian is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Cherian's primary practice is DaVita Mojave Sage Dialysis in Victorville, California. Dr. Cherian is also affiliated with Desert Valley Hospital. The medical group on file is Kidney & Hypertension Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cherian to 2 more hospitals, 3 dialysis centers, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sheila Cherian's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cherian practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
DaVita Mojave Sage DialysisAvailable with a free account
+8 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Sheila Cherian is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California

Nephrology is Dr. Cherian's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Cherian is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Cherian is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A87803 · 2004 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RN0300X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances and insomnia among the conditions Dr. Cherian treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Cherian

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sheila Cherian billed Medicare for 1,230 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,230 Medicare services from Dr. Cherian across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 374 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $172,857 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,230
Medicare patients374
Paid by Medicare$172,857
Procedure codes7

Dr. Cherian's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits892
  2. Tests and treatments338

Where Dr. Cherian's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office51742%
  • In a facility71358%

Dr. Cherian compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Cherian
  • California median
Medicare services
1,230vs 1,08413% above
Medicare patients
374vs 30722% above
Part D claims
1,580vs 95565% above

Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cherian'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. Sheila Cherian treated 374 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 374 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cherian in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 129 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 65% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cherian's median patient age at 63, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024374
Average age69
Average risk score5.94
Also on Medicaid65%

Dr. Cherian's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Cherian's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18249%
  • Men19251%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cherian's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes74%
  5. Heart failure65%
  6. Ischemic heart disease55%
  7. Arthritis45%
  8. COPD39%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cherian's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men53%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sheila Cherian wrote 1,739 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cherian wrote 1,739 Medicare Part D claims for 254 patients. 61% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,580 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $446,690 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 20241,739
Drugs named by CMS34
Total drug cost$446,690
Part D patients254

Dr. Cherian's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,061 claims61%
  • Brand-name and other678 claims39%

Dr. Cherian'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. Cherian's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%22 of 1,739 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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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

How Dr. Sheila Cherian takes part in Medicare

Dr. Cherian accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Sheila Cherian received $2,292 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 88 general payments to Dr. Cherian from 19 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Ardelyx, Inc. paid the most, $500.

General payments to Dr. Cherian by program year, 2024 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Cherian by kind, 2024 to 2025

$2.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,16795%
  • Education$1255%

Companies that paid Dr. Cherian the most, 2024 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Sheila Cherian has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Cherian, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Cherian

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Sheila Cherian graduated from Government Medical College Thrissur

Dr. Cherian graduated from Government Medical College Thrissur in 1995. Dr. Cherian is a member of ACP, ASH and ASN.

  1. Medical schoolGovernment Medical College Thrissur
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  4. Board certified in certifiedAmerican Society of Hypertension

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Sheila Cherian accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Cherian is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +6 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Cherian accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. Medicare7
  3. HMO6
  4. EPO5
  5. POS5

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Sheila Cherian's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sheila Cherian's NPI number?

Dr. Sheila Cherian's NPI number is 1992891956. It was assigned on October 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sheila Cherian?

Dr. Sheila Cherian is a nephrologist in Victorville, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Sheila Cherian practice?

Dr. Cherian practices at 17207 Jasmine Street, Victorville, CA 92395. Dr. Cherian's primary practice is DaVita Mojave Sage Dialysis in Victorville, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cherian to 2 hospitals, 3 dialysis centers, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Sheila Cherian's medical license number?

Dr. Cherian holds California license A87803.

Which hospitals is Dr. Sheila Cherian affiliated with?

Dr. Cherian is affiliated with Desert Valley Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Cherian to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Sheila Cherian part of?

Dr. Cherian is linked to Kidney & Hypertension Center.

Does Dr. Sheila Cherian accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cherian billed Medicare for 1,230 services in 2024, and Dr. Cherian accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sheila Cherian see?

CMS counts 374 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cherian in 2024, with an average age of 69.

Is Dr. Sheila Cherian board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cherian is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Sheila Cherian bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cherian's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), dialysis (90960) and hospital inpatient care (99223).

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Where did Dr. Sheila Cherian go to medical school?

Dr. Cherian graduated from Government Medical College Thrissur in 1995.

What drugs does Dr. Sheila Cherian prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cherian's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prosol, Losartan Potassium and Calcium Acetate.

Has Dr. Sheila Cherian received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,292 in general payments to Dr. Cherian from 19 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Ardelyx, Inc.

How long has Dr. Sheila Cherian been practicing?

Dr. Cherian graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Sheila Cherian accept?

Dr. Cherian is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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