Avani Shah, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Allentown, PA
Avani Shah, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1255328373, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD435720, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Avani Shah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- MD435720 PA
25MA07895 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 N 17TH St, Allentown, PA 18104
- Phone
- (610) 969-3070
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 969-3073
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090601000099); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 401 N 17TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Avani Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD435720Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,811 Medicare Part D claims for 441 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate273 claims
- Latanoprost228 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine179 claims
- Restasis161 claims
- Ofloxacin153 claims
- Cyclosporine134 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: $146.95
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Avani Shah among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Avani Shah, MD is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% 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, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Avani Shah, MD's NPI number?
Avani Shah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255328373, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Avani Shah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 N 17TH St, Allentown, PA, 18104. Phone: (610) 969-3070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Avani Shah, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD435720, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Avani Shah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Avani Shah, MD had 1,811 Medicare Part D claims for 441 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.