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Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

(617) 667-7000

Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Goldsboro, NC specializing in emergency medicine. Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD is affiliated with EMERGENCY COVERAGE LLC.

Office Locations

2700 Wayne Memorial Drive
Goldsboro, NC 27534

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330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

(617) 667-7000

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In The News

“'IF I GET SICK, I GET SICK': Emergency room Dr. Nikhil Shankar talks about the food he just purchased at the Chipotle Mexican Grill in Cleveland Circle yesterday.”—"Cleveland Circle Chipotle reopened ?with a 'clean bill of health' from city", Boston Herald, December 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

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By Volume:

emergency room care

In 2013, Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD performed more emergency room (ER) care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Goldsboro, NC during 2018 were emergency care, outpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	322
hospital care	28
outpatient care	28

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	33
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	83
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	26
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Goldsboro, NC during 2019 were emergency care, outpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	40
emergency care	621
hospital care	47
outpatient care	47

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	637
Black	60
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	172
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	35
Dementia	28
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Goldsboro, NC during 2020 were emergency care, outpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	340
hospital care	24
outpatient care	24

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	46
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	75
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	44
Dementia	29
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Goldsboro, NC during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	453

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	160
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	70
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	47
Dementia	34
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Goldsboro, NC during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	448

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	500
Black	207
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	137
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	47
Dementia	25
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Goldsboro, NC during 2023 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	420

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	367
Female	461

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	217
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	184
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	48
Dementia	24
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2018 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Goldsboro, NC were emergency care, hospital care and outpatient care.

doctor visit	40
emergency care	434
hospital care	33
outpatient care	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2018 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	120
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	451
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	186
85 and over	120
Less than 65	131
65 to 74	177

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD From 2018 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nikhil Shankar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Cancer	16
Dementia	27