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Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD

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Specializes in: Radiation Oncology

1430 Pine Street
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 952-0898

Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD is a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL specializing in radiation oncology. Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD is affiliated with Health First and CANCER CARE CENTERS OF BREVARD INC.

Office Locations

1430 Pine Street
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 952-0898

(321) 722-1342

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215 Cone Road
Merritt Island, FL 32952

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD in 2024

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Top 5%

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antineoplastic hormone therapy

In 2024, Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD performed more antineoplastic hormone therapy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Top 25%

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image guided procedures

radiation therapy

In 2012, Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD performed more image guided procedures, and radiation therapy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2012 were radiation therapy, CT scan, hormone therapy and thoracic (chest) imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	20
CT scan	42
doctor visit	1120
hormone therapy	37
pelvic imaging	20
radiation therapy	1707
thoracic (chest) imaging	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2013 were radiation therapy, CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging and pelvic imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	14
CT scan	42
doctor visit	1192
pelvic imaging	14
radiation therapy	1785
thoracic (chest) imaging	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	336
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	550
Black	56
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	74
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2014 were radiation therapy, CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging and pelvic imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	56
blood draw	21
CT scan	136
doctor visit	1026
hormone therapy	24
pelvic imaging	56
radiation therapy	1668
thoracic (chest) imaging	80

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	539
Black	40
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	67
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2015 were radiation therapy, CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging and pelvic imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	67
blood draw	27
CT scan	178
doctor visit	1101
hormone therapy	32
neck imaging	15
pelvic imaging	67
radiation therapy	1007
thoracic (chest) imaging	96

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	718
Female	656

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1168
Black	92
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	620
From 75 to 84	468
85 and over	174
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2016 were radiation therapy, CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging and pelvic imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	80
blood draw	32
CT scan	220
doctor visit	1234
hormone therapy	37
neck imaging	20
pelvic imaging	80
radiation therapy	1029
thoracic (chest) imaging	120

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	611
Black	44
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	86
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2017 were radiation therapy, CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging and pelvic imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	40
blood draw	27
CT scan	127
doctor visit	1085
hormone therapy	33
pelvic imaging	40
radiation therapy	1053
thoracic (chest) imaging	87

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	311

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	616
Black	59
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	73
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2018 were radiation therapy, CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging and hormone therapy.

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

abdominal imaging	46
blood draw	15
CT scan	114
doctor visit	1164
hormone therapy	55
marker placement for prostate radiation therapy	16
pelvic imaging	46
radiation therapy	1104
thoracic (chest) imaging	68

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	408
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	613
Black	53
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	82
Less than 65	48

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2019 were radiation therapy, CT scan, hormone therapy and thoracic (chest) imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	18
blood draw	16
CT scan	65
doctor visit	1060
hormone therapy	60
image guided procedures	28
marker placement for prostate radiation therapy	15
pelvic imaging	18
radiation therapy	988
thoracic (chest) imaging	47

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	383
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	577
Black	61
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	96
Less than 65	43

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2020 were radiation therapy, CT scan, hormone therapy and thoracic (chest) imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	35
CT scan	104
doctor visit	1125
hormone therapy	92
image guided procedures	48
marker placement for prostate radiation therapy	16
pelvic imaging	35
radiation therapy	1009
thoracic (chest) imaging	69

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	46
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	82
Less than 65	37

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2021 were radiation therapy, CT scan, hormone therapy and image guided procedures.

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

abdominal imaging	45
CT scan	95
doctor visit	1104
hormone therapy	93
image guided procedures	62
marker placement for prostate radiation therapy	11
pelvic imaging	45
radiation therapy	1050
thoracic (chest) imaging	50

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	365
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	553
Black	47
Hispanic	27
Asian	11
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	87
Less than 65	23

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2022 were radiation therapy, hormone therapy, CT scan and image guided procedures.

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

abdominal imaging	20
CT scan	64
doctor visit	1221
hormone therapy	104
image guided procedures	59
marker placement for prostate radiation therapy	18
pelvic imaging	20
radiation therapy	960
thoracic (chest) imaging	44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	43
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	88
Less than 65	24

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2023 were radiation therapy, hormone therapy, CT scan and image guided procedures.

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

abdominal imaging	30
CT scan	66
doctor visit	1264
hormone therapy	137
image guided procedures	61
marker placement for prostate radiation therapy	19
pelvic imaging	30
radiation therapy	954
thoracic (chest) imaging	36

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	569
Black	51
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	81
Less than 65	24

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL during 2024 were radiation therapy, hormone therapy, image guided procedures and CT scan.

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

abdominal imaging	26
CT scan	64
doctor visit	1270
hormone therapy	132
image guided procedures	84
marker placement for prostate radiation therapy	21
pelvic imaging	26
radiation therapy	765
thoracic (chest) imaging	38

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	537
Black	33
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	64
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Melbourne, FL were radiation therapy, CT scan, hormone therapy and thoracic (chest) imaging.

abdominal imaging	38
blood draw	23
CT scan	101
doctor visit	1151
hormone therapy	69
image guided procedures	57
neck imaging	17
pelvic imaging	38
radiation therapy	1159
thoracic (chest) imaging	60

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Female	307
Male	371

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	48
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	575
Hispanic	29
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	3

**Age**
85 and over	81
75 to 84	247
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	307

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi A. Shankar, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	9
Cancer	65

Education & Training

He has a state license in Florida.

Licensed In: Florida

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$337 TASIGNA $144	AFINITOR $100	PLUVICTO $80	Lutathera $13
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$331 Xofigo $139	Adempas $94	Stivarga $47	Vitrakvi $38	XARELTO $12
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$285 OFEV $101	STIOLTO $99	$86
Novocure Inc.	$224 Optune $179	Optune Gio $45
Boston Scientific Corporation	$201 Biliary Devices $181	GENERAL THERAPIES $20
Other	$2,959 IMBRUVICA $188	SAMSCA $159	ELIQUIS $153	Kadcyla $121	ELEKTA LINEAR ACCELERATOR $119	Other $2,220

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,272
Education	$65

Biography

Dr. Ravi Shankar is a specialist in radiation oncology. Dr. Shankar (or staff) speaks Hindi. He is affiliated with Health First. According to Health First, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Shankar's office in.

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