Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,852
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 478
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,805
- Publications
- 638
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 700 West 40th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211
- Practice phone
- Call (410) 235-8860
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Keswick Multi-Care Center
Skilled Nursing Facility · Baltimore, Maryland
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Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma is an internist in Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Sharma practices at Keswick Multi-Care Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Sharma's NPI, 1922169028, was assigned on December 12, 2006. Dr. Sharma graduated from Albert Szent - Gyorgi Medical University in 1999. Dr. Sharma's Maryland license number on file is D64788.
- NPI
- 1922169028NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5496833469
- NPI enumeration date
- December 12, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (410) 235-8860
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 53
- Medical school graduation
- 1999
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma practices at Keswick Multi-Care Center in Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Sharma's primary practice is Keswick Multi-Care Center, at 700 West 40th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211 in Baltimore City. The practice phone is (410) 235-8860.
- Keswick Multi-Care Center700 West 40th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211 · Baltimore CityPhone(410) 235-8860
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Sharma's primary practice is Keswick Multi-Care Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sharma is also affiliated with MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. The medical group on file is UM Community Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sharma to 1 more hospital, 3 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospice, 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. Vijay Kumar Sharma's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sharma practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Keswick Multi-Care Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma is one of 3,320 internists in Maryland
Internal medicine is Dr. Sharma's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Sharma is board certified in hospice and palliative medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Sharma's licenses on file in 2 states: Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, MarylandPrimary
- Pennsylvania license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bladder disease, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease and chronic diabetes among the conditions Dr. Sharma treats.
Internists near Dr. Sharma
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma billed Medicare for 2,852 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,852 Medicare services from Dr. Sharma across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 478 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $252,115 for them.
Dr. Sharma's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,8962024: 2,7047%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2802024: 8769%
- Other services
- 2023: 302024: 61103%
Where Dr. Sharma's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,79598%
- In a facility572%
Dr. Sharma compared with the Maryland median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Sharma
- Maryland median
- Medicare services
- 2,852vs 6564.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 478vs 25190% above
- Part D claims
- 6,004vs 30919.4 times
Medians across 3,215 internists in Maryland 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. Vijay Kumar Sharma treated 478 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 478 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sharma in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 187 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.83, 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. Sharma's median patient age at 74, with 62% women.
Dr. Sharma's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Sharma's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women30363%
- Men17537%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sharma's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis72%
- Mood disorders54%
- Chronic kidney disease53%
- Diabetes53%
- Depression50%
- Heart failure43%
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 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma wrote 6,805 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sharma wrote 6,805 Medicare Part D claims for 551 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,004 of them, across 121 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $591,654 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,394 claims across 130 drugs.
Dr. Sharma's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,740 claims84%
- Brand-name1,030 claims15%
- Other35 claims1%
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%233 of 6,805 claims
- Antibiotics1%52 of 6,805 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%49 of 6,805 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: 6,3942024: 6,0046%
Drugs named by CMS: 121 in 2024, 130 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. Vijay Kumar Sharma ranks in the 88th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare
Dr. Sharma accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 136 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Sharma, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Sharma ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 88th percentile136 procedures
- Removal of skin lesions
- 70th percentile38 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma has 638 publications on record
Dmand AI links 638 papers to Dr. Sharma, published from 2005 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 48. The most frequent topics are Stroke, Brain Ischemia and Thrombolytic Therapy. Dr. Sharma has published most often in Stroke. Dr. Sharma's most frequent co-authors are Manikkam Suthanthiran, MD, Vijay K. Sharma, MD and Darshana M. Dadhania, MD.
Dr. Sharma's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Sharma writes about most
- Stroke
- Brain Ischemia
- Thrombolytic Therapy
- Fibrinolytic Agents
- Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator
- Ischemic Stroke
- Kidney Transplantation
Dr. Sharma's most frequent co-authors
- Manikkam Suthanthiran, MD47 shared papers
- Vijay K. Sharma, MD41 shared papers
- Darshana M. Dadhania, MD36 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Sharma
Int J Food Microbiol
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Sharma to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Coronary Artery Disease and Coronary Disease.
Conditions in Dr. Sharma's trials
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Disease
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Sharma
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Sharma
Development and Translation of Generator-Produced PET Tracer for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma received $5,770 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 148 general payments to Dr. Sharma from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $870.
General payments to Dr. Sharma by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Sharma by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$5,02787%
- Travel and lodging$64311%
- Education$1002%
Companies that paid Dr. Sharma the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma graduated from Albert Szent - Gyorgi Medical University
Dr. Sharma graduated from Albert Szent - Gyorgi Medical University in 1999.
- Medical school
- Board certified in hospice and palliative medicine
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in wound care and hyperbaric medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers
Dr. Sharma is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- HCSC
- +10 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Sharma accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO13
- Medicare12
- HMO10
- POS6
- EPO5
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Vijay Kumar 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Vijay Kumar Sharma's NPI number?
Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma's NPI number is 1922169028. It was assigned on December 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma?
Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma is an internist in Baltimore, Maryland. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma practice?
Dr. Sharma practices at 700 West 40th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211. Dr. Sharma's primary practice is Keswick Multi-Care Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sharma to 1 hospital, 3 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospice.
What is Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sharma is (410) 235-8860.
What is Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma's medical license number?
Dr. Sharma's Maryland license number on file is D64788, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sharma in Maryland (2006 to 2025) and Pennsylvania (2003 to 2006).
Which hospitals is Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma affiliated with?
Dr. Sharma is affiliated with MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Sharma to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma part of?
Dr. Sharma is linked to UM Community Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Sharma to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sharma billed Medicare for 2,852 services in 2024, and Dr. Sharma accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma see?
CMS counts 478 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sharma in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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Is Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma board certified?
Yes. Dr. Sharma is board certified in hospice and palliative medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sharma's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99308), nursing facility care (99309) and nursing facility care (99310).
Where did Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma go to medical school?
Dr. Sharma graduated from Albert Szent - Gyorgi Medical University in 1999.
What drugs does Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sharma's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Eliquis.
Has Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,770 in general payments to Dr. Sharma from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma been practicing?
Dr. Sharma graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.
Does Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma do research?
Dmand AI links 638 publications to Dr. Sharma, published from 2005 to 2025. Dr. Sharma has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma publish with?
Dr. Sharma's most frequent co-authors are Manikkam Suthanthiran, MD (47 shared papers), Vijay K. Sharma, MD (41 shared papers) and Darshana M. Dadhania, MD (36 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma accept?
Dr. Sharma is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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