Karl Shanker DDS
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1497824890 is registered to Karl Shanker DDS, a General Practice Dentistry practising at 605 Old Ballas Road Suite 118 in Saint Louis, Missouri. General Practice Dentistry is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Karl Shanker DDS has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Order and Referring Only
- I20211026000671DentistMO
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Karl Shanker DDS accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Karl Shanker DDS directly at (314) 993-5310.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1497824890 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
General Practice Dentistry is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (314) 993-5310.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Karl Shanker DDS is a Type-1 individual NPI.