Anwer Alam Shaikh, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · Vista, CA
Anwer Alam Shaikh, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Vista, California, and NPI 1609879170, issued on May 27, 2005. Check the license (California A80989, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anwer Alam Shaikh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- A80989 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2067 W Vista Way, Vista, CA 92083
- Phone
- (760) 298-5787
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2024
- Fax
- (760) 560-2007
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040127000730); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2067 W Vista Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Anwer Alam Shaikh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A80989Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
926 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole113 claims
- Alendronate Sodium83 claims
- Dexamethasone68 claims
- Letrozole38 claims
- Prednisone32 claims
- Lenalidomide30 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: $5,048.91
185 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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
- The Oncology Institute CA, A Professional CorporationFountain Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anwer Alam Shaikh among 447 medical oncology physician records in California
Anwer Alam Shaikh, M.D. is one of 447 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% 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, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 312 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a California 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 Anwer Alam Shaikh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Anwer Alam Shaikh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609879170, issued on May 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anwer Alam Shaikh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2067 W Vista Way, Vista, CA, 92083. Phone: (760) 298-5787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anwer Alam Shaikh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A80989, 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 Anwer Alam Shaikh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anwer Alam Shaikh, M.D. had 926 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. 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.