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Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. Shashidar B. Acharya, M.D.)

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (1975)

1240 East Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866

(714) 771-2800

Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD is an internist in Orange, CA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and geriatrics (elderly care). He graduated from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences in 1975 and has 51 years of experience.

Office Locations

1240 East Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866

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1201 W La Veta Avenue
Orange, CA 92868

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2012 were blood draw, preventive care, vascular procedures and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	676
cardiac procedures	187
doctor visit	1520
ear procedures	19
lab tests	187
preventive care	387
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
sleep study	17
stress testing	81
ultrasound (sonogram)	193
vaccines	200
vascular procedures	332

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2013 were blood draw, preventive care, ultrasound (sonogram) and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
blood draw	721
cardiac procedures	201
doctor visit	1541
ear procedures	31
injections	12
lab tests	199
preventive care	431
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
stress testing	88
ultrasound (sonogram)	210
vaccines	206
vascular procedures	167

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	355
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2014 were blood draw, preventive care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	728
cardiac procedures	250
doctor visit	1449
ear procedures	23
lab tests	206
preventive care	456
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
stress testing	112
ultrasound (sonogram)	298
vaccines	235
vascular procedures	242

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2015 were blood draw, preventive care, vascular procedures and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	648
cardiac procedures	126
doctor visit	1333
ear procedures	23
lab tests	179
preventive care	376
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin procedures	25
stress testing	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	148
vaccines	197
vascular procedures	213

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD.

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	582
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	58
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2016 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	715
cardiac procedures	102
doctor visit	1406
ear procedures	13
lab tests	167
preventive care	368
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
skin procedures	11
stress testing	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	137
vaccines	201
vascular procedures	130

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2017 were blood draw, preventive care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
blood draw	635
cardiac procedures	172
doctor visit	1270
injections	11
lab tests	154
preventive care	301
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
stress testing	77
ultrasound (sonogram)	201
vaccines	135
vascular procedures	156

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2018 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	542
cardiac procedures	137
doctor visit	1324
lab tests	133
preventive care	352
stress testing	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	161
vaccines	219
vascular procedures	200

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2019 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	600
cardiac procedures	133
doctor visit	1331
lab tests	128
neck imaging	11
preventive care	363
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
stress testing	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	174
vaccines	235
vascular procedures	161

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2020 were blood draw, preventive care, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	675
cardiac procedures	137
doctor visit	1268
lab tests	131
neck imaging	12
preventive care	202
stress testing	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	171
vaccines	71
vascular procedures	152

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2021 were blood draw, vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	254
cardiac procedures	62
doctor visit	410
lab tests	53
preventive care	53
stress testing	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	82
vascular procedures	94

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	48
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD treated as an internist in Orange, CA were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and vascular procedures.

aspiration	11
blood draw	619
cardiac procedures	150
doctor visit	1285
ear procedures	21
injections	11
lab tests	153
neck imaging	11
preventive care	328
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
sleep study	17
stress testing	65
ultrasound (sonogram)	177
vaccines	188
vascular procedures	184

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD.

**Gender**
Female	184
Male	164

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	30
Non-Hispanic White	275
Hispanic	27
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	4
75 to 84	141
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	143

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	14
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD graduated from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences in 1975. He completed residency at Flushing Hospital Medical Center. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (1975)

Residency: Flushing Hospital Medical Center

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.33 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Orange, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Shashidhar B. Acharya, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,001 FARXIGA $908	SYMBICORT $681	BYDUREON WEEKLY $122	BYDUREON PEN $68	BREZTRI $35	Other $185
Lilly USA, LLC	$1,988 JARDIANCE $523	BASAGLAR $424	TRULICITY $398	REYVOW $185	TRADJENTA $172	Other $286
Amgen Inc.	$1,647 Repatha $1,317	Prolia $264	Otezla $21	$45
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,340 XARELTO $685	INVOKANA $613	SPRAVATO $35	$7
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$1,141 JANUMET XR $236	BELSOMRA $188	PNEUMOVAX 23 $143	STEGLATRO $99	GARDASIL9 $91	Other $384
Other	$9,383 Vascepa $1,040	ELIQUIS $433	Synthroid $417	Belviq $352	JARDIANCE $352	Other $6,790

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$17,366
Education	$133

Biography

Dr. Shashidhar Acharya is rated 3.5 stars (out of 5) by his patients. Before performing his residency at Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Acharya attended the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences for medical school. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Orange, CA.