Akbar Shah, M.D.

56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

4,805 Medicare Part D claims for 776 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

Most prescribed

1. Metoprolol Succinate500 claims
2. Eliquis476 claims
3. Atorvastatin Calcium391 claims
4. Carvedilol316 claims
5. Losartan Potassium313 claims
6. Amlodipine Besylate274 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): 77.3 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).

4 hospitals and group practices

1. Alliance Community HospitalAlliance, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
2. Aultman HospitalCanton, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
3. Aultman Deuble Heart And Vascular Hospital, LLCCanton, OH
4. Orrville Hospital FoundationDover, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.