Alireza Shams, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Los Banos, CA
Alireza Shams, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Los Banos, California, and NPI 1215323183, issued on Apr 8, 2015. Check the license (California A155911, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alireza Shams
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- A155911 CA
ME147252 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2520 E Pacheco Blvd, Los Banos, CA 93635
- Phone
- (559) 664-4000
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2025
- Fax
- (559) 675-5224
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250303002204); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2520 E Pacheco Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Monica GuillenPhysician Assistant1801480546
Verify Alireza Shams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A155911Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
266 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium20 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
- Metformin Hcl12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Camarena HealthMadera, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alireza Shams among 1,956 general practice physician records in California
Alireza Shams, M.D. is one of 1,956 general practice physician records with a practice address in California. 48% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 1994 among the 520 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in California
There are 1,956 general practice physician records in California.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sohail Mamdani, D.O.Los Banos, CA 936351104113976
- Peraiah Sudanagunta, MDLos Banas, CA 936351336211648
- Theodore Johnstone, M.D.Madera, CA 936371487690608
- Gerard Mazo, MDMadera, CA 936381063537454
- Caleb Querol, M.DMadera, CA 936381578604880
- Jeffrey Barigian, MDOakhurst, CA 936441184657231
- John McBride, MDOakhurst, CA 936441558332668
- Carlos Inocencio, MDDinuba, CA 936181558319293
Common questions
What is Alireza Shams, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alireza Shams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215323183, issued on Apr 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alireza Shams, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2520 E Pacheco Blvd, Los Banos, CA, 93635. Phone: (559) 664-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alireza Shams, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A155911, 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 Alireza Shams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alireza Shams, M.D. had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.