Skip to main content

Health care

We provide affordable and personalized care

How can we help?

Helpful links

Financial

Accounts to help you save and pay for health care expenses

How can we help?

Helpful links

  • Resources

    Find contribution limits, savings tools, calculators and eligible expenses

  • Account support

    Find contact information and frequently asked questions

Tax season resources

Get ready for HSA tax season

If you used an HSA this year, the HSA Tax Center offers general information about contributions, eligible expenses and commonly used tax forms — all in one place.

Pharmacy

We make it easy to get medications you need, when and where you need them

How can we help?

Helpful links

  • Optum Rx

    For people with pharmacy insurance benefits through Optum Rx

  • Track orders

    Track your home delivery and specialty order

  • Pharmacy support

    Find contact information and answers to frequently asked questions

Mobile app

Optum Rx on the go

Request refills, track order status, manage billing information and much more.

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

Ravi Sadananda Swamy Shankar, MD

Please contact to confirm appointment availability

Please contact to confirm appointment availability

Specialty

Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), Pulmonary Disease

Languages

English, Tamil

Seeing patients at

  • About Ravi Sadananda Swamy Shankar, MD

    Ravi Shankar, MD, is board certified in internal medicine with sub-specialties in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. Dr. Shankar earned his medical degree from Al-Ameen Medical College at Karnataka University in India. He completed his internship at Mount Vernon Hospital and his residency at Albany Medical Center, both in New York. He al so completed a fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care at Buffalo General Medical Center in New York. Patients say that Dr. Shankar is quiet, thoughtful, and a good listener. He cares about their health and is especially concerned with the health and well-being of seniors. In his spare time, he enjoys working on the computer, traveling, a

    Gender

    Male

    Board certifications

    American Board of Internal Medicine

    Licenses

    CA, A64181

    Employed or contracted

    Contracted

    Network Name

    Optum Care Network California

    NPI

    1093806754

    Hospital affiliations

    Antelope Valley Medical Center,Palmdale Regiol Medical Center