Amin Shamal, M.D.
Mental Health Counselor · Paramus, NJ
Amin Shamal, M.D. is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Paramus, New Jersey, and NPI 1376721043, issued on Feb 5, 2008. Check the license with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amin Shamal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- Practice location
- 230 E Ridgewood Ave, Paramus, NJ 07652
- Phone
- (201) 967-4000
- Enumerated
- Feb 5, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110824000650); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 230 E Ridgewood Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Amin Shamal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1,029 Medicare Part D claims are listed under this NPI for 2024
1,029 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries.
CMS lists these Part D claims under this NPI, but the provider type reported to NPPES (mental health counselor) is not one that prescribes. The claims may be attributed to the wrong NPI in the CMS file, or the NPPES taxonomy may be out of date; PlainDoctor does not compare them with other providers.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxyzine Hcl111 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone107 claims
- Gabapentin101 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl68 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate64 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate54 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: $18.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 42 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,038.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Permanente Medical Group IncLathrop, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amin Shamal among 10,009 mental health counselor records in New Jersey
Amin Shamal, M.D. is one of 10,009 mental health counselor records with a practice address in New Jersey. 2% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 4% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 2% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2015 among the 436 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YM0800X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
127 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Paramus
They are 127 of the 1,842 NPPES records with a practice address in Paramus, and 10,009 mental health counselor records in New Jersey.
All 10,009 in New Jersey → Every provider in Paramus → Mental Health Counselor nationwide →
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- Maura Donnelly, LMHC, LPCParamus, NJ 076521154656403
- Christine Frankovic, LPCParamus, NJ 076521184905960
- Andria Fusco, L.A.C, NBCC,Paramus, NJ 076521780045922
- Ellen Harvey-Levine, J.D., L.C.S.W.Paramus, NJ 076521538316690
- Rhonda Liss, LCSWParamus, NJ 076521487075933
Common questions
What is Amin Shamal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amin Shamal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376721043, issued on Feb 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amin Shamal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 230 E Ridgewood Ave, Paramus, NJ, 07652. Phone: (201) 967-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amin Shamal, M.D.'s license?
Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Amin Shamal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amin Shamal, M.D. had 1,029 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among mental health counselor prescribers was 797. 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.