Carol W. Shih, MD, MPH
Emergency Medicine Physician · Boston, MA
Carol W. Shih, MD, MPH is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1932519956, issued on Apr 29, 2014. Check the license (Massachusetts 274702, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carol W. Shih
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 274702 MA
327365 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Boston Medical Ctr PL, Boston, MA 02118
- Phone
- (504) 931-7124
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210622000611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carol W. Shih in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 274702Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
119 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin29 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Kenner Emergency Group LLCKenner, LA
- Luling Emergency Group LLCLuling, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carol W. Shih among 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Carol W. Shih, MD, MPH is one of 1,829 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 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 2014, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 1,200 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
543 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 543 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Carol W. Shih, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Carol W. Shih, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932519956, issued on Apr 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carol W. Shih, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Boston Medical Ctr PL, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (504) 931-7124. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carol W. Shih, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 274702, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carol W. Shih, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carol W. Shih, MD, MPH had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.