Bernard A. Shuster, M.D.
Legal Medicine · Hollywood, FL
Bernard A. Shuster, M.D. is a legal medicine with a practice address in Hollywood, Florida, and NPI 1790845378, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME68121, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard A. Shuster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Legal Medicine 173000000X
- License number
- ME68121 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4001 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, FL 33021
- Phone
- (954) 961-5500
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (954) 961-7171
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bernard A. Shuster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME68121Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average legal medicine in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,531 among the 246 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin13 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 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: $183.14
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. The 144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,618.84 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.
Bernard A. Shuster among 76 legal medicine records in Florida
Bernard A. Shuster, M.D. is one of 76 legal medicine records with a practice address in Florida. 33% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 33% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 17% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 173000000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Legal Medicine providers in Florida
There are 76 legal medicine records in Florida.
All 76 in Florida → Every provider in Hollywood → Legal Medicine nationwide →
The 8 legal medicine records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Schoenwald, M.D.Hollywood, FL 330211477515666
- Pedro HernadezHialeah, FL 330131619928926
- Alexis RomeroHialeah, FL 330131356400428
- Eduardo Balbiani, M.D.Naranja, FL 330321346287711
- Silvia Cohn, M.D.Hallandale Beach, FL 330091609971514
- Jan Pavlinec, M.D.Pompano Beach, FL 330621801981303
- Ralph Diprima, MDMargate, FL 330631629118369
- Pancheta Wilson, M.D.Coral Springs, FL 330711326025123
Common questions
What is Bernard A. Shuster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bernard A. Shuster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790845378, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard A. Shuster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4001 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, FL, 33021. Phone: (954) 961-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard A. Shuster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME68121, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bernard A. Shuster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard A. Shuster, M.D. had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among legal medicine prescribers was 2,531. 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.