Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 432
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 135
- Part D claims, 2024
- 220
- Publications
- 10
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 1126 Slide Road Suite #1, Lubbock, TX 79416
- Practice phone
- Call (806) 792-2222
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Lubbock Vascular Access Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Lubbock, Texas
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Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar is a nephrologist in Lubbock, Texas
Dr. Prabhakar practices at Lubbock Vascular Access Center in Lubbock, Texas.
Dr. Prabhakar's NPI, 1508855883, was assigned on October 19, 2005. Dr. Prabhakar graduated from Gandhi Medical College in 1975. Dr. Prabhakar holds Texas license K7082.
- NPI
- 1508855883NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1951452218
- NPI enumeration date
- October 19, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (806) 792-2222
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 76
- Medical school graduation
- 1975
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar practices at Lubbock Vascular Access Center in Lubbock, Texas
Dr. Prabhakar's primary practice is Lubbock Vascular Access Center, at 1126 Slide Road Suite #1, Lubbock, TX 79416. The practice phone is (806) 792-2222.
- Lubbock Vascular Access Center1126 Slide Road Suite #1, Lubbock, TX 79416Phone(806) 792-2222
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Prabhakar's primary practice is Lubbock Vascular Access Center in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Prabhakar is also affiliated with University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Texas Tech Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Prabhakar to 1 more hospital, 4 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, 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. Sharma S. Prabhakar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Prabhakar practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lubbock Vascular Access Center | Available with a free account |
| +7 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar is one of 1,045 nephrologists in Texas
Nephrology is Dr. Prabhakar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Prabhakar is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Prabhakar's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, New York and Oklahoma.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, TexasPrimary
- New York license
- Oklahoma license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease and fluid and electrolyte imbalances among the conditions Dr. Prabhakar treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Prabhakar
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. Sharma S. Prabhakar billed Medicare for 432 services in 2024
CMS data shows 432 Medicare services from Dr. Prabhakar across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 135 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $52,048 for them.
Dr. Prabhakar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3162024: 28211%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1502024: 12914%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 21
Where Dr. Prabhakar's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office12228%
- In a facility31072%
Dr. Prabhakar compared with the Texas median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Prabhakar
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 432vs 1,04859% below
- Medicare patients
- 135vs 27751% below
- Part D claims
- 93vs 75888% below
Medians across 1,017 nephrologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Prabhakar'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. Sharma S. Prabhakar treated 135 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 65
CMS counts 135 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Prabhakar in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 52 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have diabetes. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.62, 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. Prabhakar's median patient age at 66, with 46% women.
Dr. Prabhakar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Prabhakar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6649%
- Men6951%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Prabhakar's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- Diabetes75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Heart failure57%
- Ischemic heart disease54%
- Mood disorders43%
- Depression39%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Prabhakar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar wrote 220 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Prabhakar wrote 220 Medicare Part D claims for 46 patients. 66% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 93 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $154,882 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 105 claims across 6 drugs.
Dr. Prabhakar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic146 claims66%
- Brand-name74 claims34%
Dr. Prabhakar'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1052024: 9311%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 6 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. Sharma S. Prabhakar scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Prabhakar for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Prabhakar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Prabhakar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 88of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
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. Sharma S. Prabhakar has 10 publications on record
Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Prabhakar, published from 2006 to 2025. The most frequent topics are Kidney and Nitric Oxide. Dr. Prabhakar has published most often in Clin Nephrol Case Stud. Dr. Prabhakar's most frequent co-author is Luan Dinh Truong, MD.
Dr. Prabhakar's papers by year, 2006 to 2025
Topics Dr. Prabhakar writes about most
- Kidney
- Nitric Oxide
Dr. Prabhakar's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Prabhakar
J Am Soc Nephrol
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar received $56,916 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 158 general payments to Dr. Prabhakar from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $25,358. It also lists 10 research payments totaling $1,359 in 2016.
General payments to Dr. Prabhakar by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Prabhakar by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$39,88070%
- Travel and lodging$6,52811%
- Food and beverage$6,02811%
- Honoraria$3,9257%
- Other$5551%
Companies that paid Dr. Prabhakar 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. Sharma S. Prabhakar graduated from Gandhi Medical College
Dr. Prabhakar graduated from Gandhi Medical College in 1975.
- Medical school
- Board certified in nephrology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Prabhakar is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Prabhakar accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- HMO9
- Medicare7
- POS4
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar'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) |
| 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. Sharma S. Prabhakar's NPI number?
Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar's NPI number is 1508855883. It was assigned on October 19, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar?
Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar is a nephrologist in Lubbock, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar practice?
Dr. Prabhakar practices at 1126 Slide Road Suite #1, Lubbock, TX 79416. Dr. Prabhakar's primary practice is Lubbock Vascular Access Center in Lubbock, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Prabhakar to 1 hospital, 4 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Prabhakar is (806) 792-2222.
What is Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar's medical license number?
Dr. Prabhakar holds Texas license K7082, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Prabhakar in Texas (1999 to 2026), New York (1998 to 2025) and Oklahoma (1987 to 2005).
Which hospitals is Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar affiliated with?
Dr. Prabhakar is affiliated with University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Prabhakar to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar part of?
Dr. Prabhakar is linked to Texas Tech Physicians.
Does Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Prabhakar billed Medicare for 432 services in 2024, and Dr. Prabhakar accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar's MIPS score?
Dr. Prabhakar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar see?
CMS counts 135 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Prabhakar in 2024, with an average age of 65.
Is Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar board certified?
Yes. Dr. Prabhakar is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Prabhakar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and dialysis (90960).
Where did Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar go to medical school?
Dr. Prabhakar graduated from Gandhi Medical College in 1975.
What drugs does Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Prabhakar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Velphoro, Calcium Acetate and Sevelamer Carbonate.
Has Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $56,916 in general payments to Dr. Prabhakar from 30 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar been practicing?
Dr. Prabhakar graduated from medical school in 1975, 51 years ago.
Does Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar do research?
Dmand AI links 10 publications to Dr. Prabhakar, published from 2006 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar publish with?
Dr. Prabhakar's most frequent co-authors are Luan Dinh Truong, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Sharma S. Prabhakar accept?
Dr. Prabhakar is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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