Abdel Farid Abu Shamat, MD
Nephrology Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Abdel Farid Abu Shamat, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1528053824, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 11617R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Abdel Farid Abu Shamat
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 11617R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 333 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 494-7090
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 494-7040
- Medicaid ID
- 1679232 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040315000432); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Abdel Farid Abu Shamat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11617RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,632 Medicare Part D claims for 422 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate223 claims
- Losartan Potassium222 claims
- Carvedilol169 claims
- Furosemide162 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl156 claims
- Allopurinol128 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 16.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $943.63
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Abdel Farid Abu Shamat among 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana
Abdel Farid Abu Shamat, MD is one of 219 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2001 among the 172 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana.
All 219 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tony Leung, MDLake Charles, LA 706011881693463
- Ahad Lodhi, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011982833851
- Fahad Lodhi, MDLake Charles, LA 706011669968301
- Asif Nisar, MDLake Charles, LA 706011316911092
- Brooke Rozas, APRNLake Charles, LA 706011083439707
- Paul Miller, M.D.Ville Platte, LA 705861235107749
- Raphael Higginbotham, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701477507531
- Michael Liu, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701497825772
Common questions
What is Abdel Farid Abu Shamat, MD's NPI number?
Abdel Farid Abu Shamat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528053824, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Abdel Farid Abu Shamat, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 494-7090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Abdel Farid Abu Shamat, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 11617R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Abdel Farid Abu Shamat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Abdel Farid Abu Shamat, MD had 2,632 Medicare Part D claims for 422 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Abdel Farid Abu Shamat, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 16.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.