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Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Infectious Disease

University of California, Davis, School of Medicine (2004)

Professional interests include: septic (infectious) arthritis, coccidioidomycosis (valley fever)

5800 Hollis Street
Emeryville, CA 94608

(510) 806-2100

Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD is an adult infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA specializing in adult infectious disease. She graduated from University of California, Davis, School of Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

Stanford Health Care

211 Quarry Road Floor 2 Suite 202, Infectious Diseases Clinic In Palo Alto
Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 736-5200

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300 Pasteur Drive Division of Infectious Disease
Stanford, CA 94305

(650) 736-5200

(650) 725-6908

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Stanford Health Care

5800 Hollis Street
Emeryville, CA 94608

(510) 806-2100

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In The News

“Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, infectious disease doctor with Stanford Health Care, told San Jose Spotlight for about 80% of West Nile virus infections, people don't have any symptoms at...”—"Santa Clara County to spray for West Nile virus", KRON4, July 2022

“"Our goal is to not have them all at once,"said Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, clinical associate professor of infectious diseases at Stanford University, "so that our local hospitals and clinics are not...”—"Canceled by coronavirus: Bay Area cracks down on gatherings, concerts and commutes", Los Angeles Times, March 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	28
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	44
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	218
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	12
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	303
hospital care	371
inpatient care	371

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	42
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	38
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	242
hospital care	315
inpatient care	315

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	19
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	24
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	202
hospital care	330
inpatient care	330

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	15
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	31
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	202
hospital care	436
inpatient care	436

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	16
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	32
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	597
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	33
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	280
hospital care	267
inpatient care	267

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	13
Hispanic	31
Asian	31
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	22
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	29
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	290
hospital care	258
inpatient care	258

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	20
Hispanic	27
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	15
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	48
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143
hospital care	256
inpatient care	256

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	27
Hispanic	28
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	33
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	50
Dementia	23
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	250
hospital care	274
inpatient care	274

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	25
Non-Hispanic White	135
Hispanic	32
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	57
85 and over	18
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	83

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Cancer	10
Dementia	23

Education & Training

Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD graduated from University of California, Davis, School of Medicine in 2004. She completed residency at Harvard Medical School Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine (2004)

Residency: Harvard Medical School Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (2011)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Stanford Health Care

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Biography

Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda's area of specialization is adult infectious disease. After completing medical school at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, she performed her residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Her clinical interests encompass septic (infectious) arthritis and coccidioidomycosis (valley fever). In addition to English, Dr. Kappagoda speaks Spanish. She is professionally affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.