Alan R. Sheff, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bethesda, MD
Alan R. Sheff, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1780672626, issued on Oct 13, 2005. Check the license (Maryland D0036797, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan R. Sheff
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- D0036797 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10215 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, MD 20817
- Phone
- (301) 493-4440
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 493-9778
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alan R. Sheff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0036797Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,725 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium180 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate75 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium65 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium63 claims
- Ezetimibe61 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium42 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): 84.7 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).
Alan R. Sheff among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland
Alan R. Sheff, MD is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Alan R. Sheff, MD's NPI number?
Alan R. Sheff, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780672626, issued on Oct 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan R. Sheff, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10215 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, MD, 20817. Phone: (301) 493-4440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan R. Sheff, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0036797, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alan R. Sheff, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan R. Sheff, MD had 1,725 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alan R. Sheff, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.7 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.