Ahmed Farsad Shaikh, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX
Ahmed Farsad Shaikh, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1265579882, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (Texas M8338, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahmed Farsad Shaikh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- M8338 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16088 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78232
- Phone
- (877) 978-0799
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 298-5311
- Medicaid IDs
- 192256902 TX
196041102 TX
1447397062 TX
192256903 TX - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ahmed Farsad Shaikh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M8338Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $31.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
Ahmed Farsad Shaikh among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Ahmed Farsad Shaikh, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
400 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in San Antonio
They are 400 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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- Charles Lanzillo, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782321417120312
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Common questions
What is Ahmed Farsad Shaikh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ahmed Farsad Shaikh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265579882, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahmed Farsad Shaikh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16088 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX, 78232. Phone: (877) 978-0799. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahmed Farsad Shaikh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M8338, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ahmed Farsad Shaikh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahmed Farsad Shaikh, M.D. had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.