NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ahmad Bassel Shughoury, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Merrillville, IN

Ahmad Bassel Shughoury, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1356343578, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01059363A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356343578
Name
Ahmad Bassel Shughoury
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
01059363A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8895 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone
(219) 738-2081
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2005
Record last updated
May 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(219) 736-4658
Medicaid ID
200108230A IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041007000220); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8895 Broadway

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Krystal Baum, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1346601168
  2. Tamara Elkins, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1922076702
  3. Mark Fesenmyer, MDGastroenterology Physician1992770390
  4. Sharon Harig, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1770585861
  5. Marianne Schallmo, ANPNurse Practitioner1679508410
  6. Aaditya Shah, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1124688221

Verify Ahmad Bassel Shughoury in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

1,601 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ahmad Shughoury1,601
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium283 claims
  2. Omeprazole222 claims
  3. Gavilyte-C151 claims
  4. Esomeprazole Magnesium143 claims
  5. Linzess85 claims
  6. Lubiprostone67 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,957.31

84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ahmad Shughoury$1,957.31
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Community Care Network IncHobart, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ahmad Bassel Shughoury among 372 gastroenterology physician records in Indiana

Ahmad Bassel Shughoury, MD is one of 372 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 84% 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, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 272 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Indiana

There are 372 gastroenterology physician records in Indiana.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Muhammad Alsayid, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101326356411
  2. Mark Fesenmyer, MDMerrillville, IN 464101992770390
  3. Rahul Julka, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101235216425
  4. John Mirro, MDMerrillville, IN 464101689678955
  5. Kumar Venkatachalam, MDMerrillville, IN 464101154325421
  6. Christine Bruno, MDValparaiso, IN 463831982770707
  7. Anish Chopra, MDValparaiso, IN 463831962616409
  8. Thomas Hall, M.D.Valparaiso, IN 463831568434959

Common questions

What is Ahmad Bassel Shughoury, MD's NPI number?

Ahmad Bassel Shughoury, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356343578, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahmad Bassel Shughoury, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8895 Broadway, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 738-2081. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahmad Bassel Shughoury, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01059363A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ahmad Bassel Shughoury, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ahmad Bassel Shughoury, MD had 1,601 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.