NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Akash Ketan Shah, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chino Hills, CA

Akash Ketan Shah, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chino Hills, California, and NPI 1982081519, issued on May 4, 2015. Check the license (California A172674, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982081519
Name
Akash Ketan Shah
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
A172674 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15325 Fairfield Ranch RD Ste 150, Chino Hills, CA 91709
Phone
(909) 557-1668
Enumerated
May 4, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210708002358); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 15325 Fairfield Ranch RD Ste 150

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

  1. Krista Consiglio-Lahti, PTPhysical Therapist1376877803
  2. Jaedeleen Duggan, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1245933688
  3. Malisha Patel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154045748
  4. Peter WiltonOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1508286089

Verify Akash Ketan Shah in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

1,137 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 313 claims were for opioids.

  1. Akash Shah1,137
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam341 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl149 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl143 claims
  4. Diclofenac Sodium114 claims
  5. Famotidine97 claims
  6. Ondansetron Odt81 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 67.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score20.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%91.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%52.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,271.85

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Akash Shah$2,272
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. San Bernardino Medical Orthopaedic Group IncChino Hills, CA

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

Akash Ketan Shah among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

Akash Ketan Shah, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Afshin Arianjam, M.D.Chino Hills, CA 917091013222066
  2. Jennifer Bell, MDBaldwin Park, CA 917061518426345
  3. Jennifer Graham, M.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061629025085
  4. Thomas Heer, M.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061992817084
  5. Armond Khachatourians, M.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061689656340
  6. John Lee, MD, MSBaldwin Park, CA 917061407083348
  7. Clayton Patchett, MDIrwindale, CA 917061033220660
  8. Jerry Schilz, M.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061235211244

Common questions

What is Akash Ketan Shah, M.D.'s NPI number?

Akash Ketan Shah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982081519, issued on May 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Akash Ketan Shah, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15325 Fairfield Ranch RD Ste 150, Chino Hills, CA, 91709. Phone: (909) 557-1668. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Akash Ketan Shah, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A172674, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Akash Ketan Shah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Akash Ketan Shah, M.D. had 1,137 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Akash Ketan Shah, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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