Dr. Rama Shankar, MD

Dr. Shankar practices at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida, part of Baptist Health.

Dr. Shankar's NPI, 1871590539, was assigned on July 7, 2005. Dr. Shankar graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS in 1988. Dr. Shankar holds Florida license ME146207.

Dr. Shankar's primary practice is Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, at 800 Prudential Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32207 in Duval County. The practice phone is (904) 202-2000.

Dr. Shankar's primary practice is Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida, part of Baptist Health. Dr. Shankar is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center Beaches. The medical group on file is Baptist Primary Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shankar to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shankar practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Shankar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Shankar is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Shankar's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Maryland.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute respiratory failure, anemia, bile duct problems, cardiac arrhythmia, cellulitis, chest pain and circulatory problems in extremities among the conditions Dr. Shankar treats.

CMS data shows 1,047 Medicare services from Dr. Shankar across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 405 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $76,423 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 405 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shankar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 158 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.65, 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. Shankar's median patient age at 75, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Shankar wrote 488 Medicare Part D claims for 217 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 215 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,064 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 209 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Shankar for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Shankar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 35 papers to Dr. Shankar, published from 2011 to 2024. 2020 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Gene Expression Profiling, Oryza and Stress, Physiological. Dr. Shankar has published most often in Sci Rep. Dr. Shankar's most frequent co-authors are Caleb Patrick Bupp, MD, Nicholas L. Hartog, MD and Jacob Michael Bauss, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 70 general payments to Dr. Shankar from 17 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $347.

Dr. Shankar graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS in 1988.

Dr. Shankar is in network with 14 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.