Alan Shifman Charles, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Albany, CA
Alan Shifman Charles, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, California, and NPI 1508129214, issued on Jun 18, 2012. Check the license (California G019864, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan Shifman Charles
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G019864 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 741 Gateview Ave, Albany, CA 94706
- Phone
- (478) 804-2220
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alan Shifman Charles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G019864Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 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.
Alan Shifman Charles among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Alan Shifman Charles, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Albany
They are 17 of the 482 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Alan Shifman Charles, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alan Shifman Charles, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508129214, issued on Jun 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan Shifman Charles, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 741 Gateview Ave, Albany, CA, 94706. Phone: (478) 804-2220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan Shifman Charles, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G019864, 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 Alan Shifman Charles, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan Shifman Charles, M.D. had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.