Ammar M. Shaheen, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Merrillville, IN
Ammar M. Shaheen, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1801095989, issued on Jul 17, 2007. Check the license (Indiana 01039733A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ammar M. Shaheen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 01039733A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8909 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 769-0054
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 769-1793
- Medicaid ID
- 201085710 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121004000440); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 280 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 8909 Broadway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bilal Safadi, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1457512816
- Hakam Safadi, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1851394134
- Amelia SchroederPhysician Assistant1720694771
Verify Ammar M. Shaheen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01039733ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
3,659 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium719 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta483 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa384 claims
- Breo Ellipta226 claims
- Prednisone176 claims
- Theophylline Er162 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: $929.13
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Community Care Network IncMerrillville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ammar M. Shaheen among 280 pulmonary disease physician records in Indiana
Ammar M. Shaheen, MD is one of 280 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2000 among the 219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Indiana
There are 280 pulmonary disease physician records in Indiana.
All 280 in Indiana → Every provider in Merrillville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sharon Harig, MDMerrillville, IN 464101770585861
- Hakam Safadi, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101851394134
- Bilal Safadi, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101457512816
- Olusegun Apata, M.D.Gary, IN 464041043298961
- Sompop Srisuwananukorn, M.D.Whiting, IN 463941467439828
- James Anthony, MDValparaiso, IN 463831639356025
- Gaurav Kumar, M.D.Portage, IN 463681225219462
- Baqhar Mohideen, MDPortage, IN 463681780742353
Common questions
What is Ammar M. Shaheen, MD's NPI number?
Ammar M. Shaheen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801095989, issued on Jul 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ammar M. Shaheen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8909 Broadway, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 769-0054. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ammar M. Shaheen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01039733A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ammar M. Shaheen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ammar M. Shaheen, MD had 3,659 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.