Akash Shah, M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · New York, NY
Akash Shah, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1912318296, issued on May 8, 2014. Check the license (New York 295366, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akash Shah
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License number
- 295366 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 1St Ave, New York, NY 10016
- Phone
- (212) 263-6202
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181024003104); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akash Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 295366Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
711 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 325 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl144 claims
- Gabapentin80 claims
- Fentanyl55 claims
- Mirtazapine32 claims
- Tramadol Hcl31 claims
- Trazodone Hcl25 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): 84.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $121.43
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $225.53 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akash Shah among 65 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in New York
Akash Shah, M.D. is one of 65 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in New York. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 50 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QH0002X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in New York
There are 65 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Akash Shah, M.D.'s NPI number?
Akash Shah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912318296, issued on May 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akash Shah, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 1St Ave, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 263-6202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akash Shah, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 295366, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akash Shah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akash Shah, M.D. had 711 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Akash Shah, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.
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.