Physician Profile
Shanthala Keshavacharya, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Keshavacharya
Shanthala Keshavacharya, M.D. practices anesthesiology in Palo Alto, CA. According to Medicare claims data, Shanthala cared for 182 Medicare patients across 193 services. The services billed most often include ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access, insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin, and anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
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Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (650) 853-2894
- Email not available
Practice Locations
795 EL CAMINO REAL
Palo Alto, CA 94040
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Anesthesiology generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Anesthesia complications
Back & spine
- Arthritis of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Herniated disc
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tailbone pain
- Upper Back Pain
Chronic pain
Facial & jaw pain
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Throat nerve pain
General pain
- Cancer pain
- Chronic pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Severe post-op pain
Head & facial pain
Headaches
Joint pain
- Hip Replacement Pain
- Knee pain
- Lateral hip pain and trochanteric bursitis
- Shoulder Pain
Mental health
Muscle pain
Musculoskeletal pain
Nerve pain
- Abdominal wall nerve pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Foot Numbness and Tingling
- Groin nerve pain after hernia surgery
- Nerve damage after surgery
- Neuropathy
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Phantom limb pain
- Pinched nerve
- Piriformis syndrome
- Sciatica
- Shingles pain
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Pelvic pain
Post-surgery recovery
Sedation & anesthesia
Spine pain
Procedures & services
Ablation
Head & facial procedures
Implants & devices
- Pain pump implant
- Pain pump refill and check
- Peripheral nerve stimulator implant
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
- Spinal cord stimulator trial
Infusion therapies
Infusion therapy
Joint injections
- Joint injection or aspiration
- Ultrasound-guided hip injection
Muscle injections
Nerve blocks
- Abdominal Nerve Block
- Celiac Plexus Nerve Block
- Ganglion impar block
- Groin nerve block
- Pudendal nerve block
- Superior hypogastric plexus block
Nerve injections
- Celiac plexus block
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Nerve block
- Rib nerve block
- Shoulder nerve block
- Stellate ganglion block
Nerve procedures
Pain relief procedures
Regional anesthesia
Sedation
Sedation & anesthesia
- General anesthesia
- Labor epidural
- Moderate dental sedation
- Pre-surgery anesthesia consult
- Sedation for dental work
- Spinal spinal block
Spine injections
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet joint injection
- Medial branch block
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- Tailbone epidural injection
Spine procedures
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
193 services · 182 patients · 6 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Procedure | 36620 |
47 | More often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Procedure | 36556 |
15 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Imaging | 76937 |
56 | More than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | Anaesthesia | 00537 |
33 | More often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | Treatment | 93313 |
31 | More often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | Treatment | 93503 |
11 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other anesthesiologists at this location 4
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 1
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 28 related providers in 4 groups
Other anesthesiologists in Palo Alto 4
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1990 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Shanthala Keshavacharya's specialty?
Shanthala Keshavacharya is an anesthesiologist in Palo Alto, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Anesthesiology”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Shanthala Keshavacharya?
Shanthala Keshavacharya is listed at 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94040. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Shanthala Keshavacharya?
The number on file is (650) 853-2894. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Shanthala Keshavacharya's NPI number?
Shanthala Keshavacharya's National Provider Identifier is 1225079304. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
What is Shanthala Keshavacharya's education?
Shanthala Keshavacharya attended Other, graduating in 1990. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Shanthala Keshavacharya been practicing?
Shanthala Keshavacharya has 36 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1990, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Shanthala Keshavacharya known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Shanthala Keshavacharya performs procedures including insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin and insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access; provides treatments such as insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound and insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Shanthala Keshavacharya confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Shanthala Keshavacharya. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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