NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander Shapsis, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · Coral Springs, FL

Alexander Shapsis, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Coral Springs, Florida, and NPI 1952325599, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME163668, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952325599
Name
Alexander Shapsis
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License numbers
ME163668 FL
239090 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12462 W Atlantic Blvd Ste 2, Coral Springs, FL 33071
Phone
(954) 688-9677
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2025
Fax
(754) 704-7285
Medicaid ID
02850879 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060505000909); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2001
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

4,102 Medicare Part D claims for 621 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alexander Shapsis4,102
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium522 claims
  2. Creon427 claims
  3. Linzess378 claims
  4. Dexlansoprazole Dr314 claims
  5. Omeprazole170 claims
  6. Zenpep156 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $5,455.17

141 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alexander Shapsis$5,455.17
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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. Atlantic Gastroenterology PCBrooklyn, NY

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

Alexander Shapsis among 1,513 gastroenterology physician records in Florida

Alexander Shapsis, M.D. is one of 1,513 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2000 among the 1,156 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,513 gastroenterology physician records in Florida.

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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mathew Kandathil, MDTavernier, FL 330701346232097
  2. Howard Schwartz, M.D.Tavernier, FL 330701942286588
  3. Bernard Vinoski, M.D.Tavernier, FL 330701366405540
  4. Ronen Arai, M.D.Coral Springs, FL 330651982641866
  5. Stewart Bitman, M.D.Coral Springs, FL 330651356389019
  6. Liege Diaz Urrutia, MD, FACGCoral Springs, FL 330651023456043
  7. Jordan Elman, M.D.Coral Springs, FL 330651326492893
  8. Nathaniel ErnstoffCoral Springs, FL 330651306189147

Common questions

What is Alexander Shapsis, M.D.'s NPI number?

Alexander Shapsis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952325599, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander Shapsis, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12462 W Atlantic Blvd Ste 2, Coral Springs, FL, 33071. Phone: (954) 688-9677. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander Shapsis, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME163668, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alexander Shapsis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alexander Shapsis, M.D. had 4,102 Medicare Part D claims for 621 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.