Dr. Lakshmi Shankar

Overview

Dr. Lakshmi Shankar, MD, is a Neurology specialist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She attended and graduated from medical school in 2007, having over 17 years of diverse experience, especially in Neurology. She is affiliated with many hospitals including Harper University Hospital, Milton S Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Lakshmi Shankar also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group. Dr. Lakshmi Shankar accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (717) 531-3828 to request Dr. Lakshmi Shankar the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - She does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - She does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - She does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - She does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - She does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Lakshmi Shankar

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Psychiatry & Neurology / Neurology click for detail Neurology A Neurologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, muscles, autonomic nervous system, and blood vessels that relate to these structures.	MD458415	Pennsylvania
Psychiatry & Neurology / Neurology click for detail Neurology A Neurologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, muscles, autonomic nervous system, and blood vessels that relate to these structures.	4301106106	Michigan
Psychiatry & Neurology / Vascular Neurology click for detail Vascular Neurology Vascular Neurology is a subspecialty in the evaluation, prevention, treatment and recovery from vascular diseases of the nervous system. This subspecialty includes the diagnosis and treatment of vascular events of arterial or venous origin from a large number of causes that affect the brain or spinal cord such as ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, spinal cord ischemia and spinal cord hemorrhage.	4301106106	Michigan

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Harper University Hospital	Detroit, Michigan	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey, Pennsylvania	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Other

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group	The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group	1043

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Tuesday, November 15, 2016. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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