Caroline Shang, MD
Family Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Caroline Shang, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1538629175, issued on Mar 20, 2019. Check the license (California A178574, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline Shang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A178574 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6911 Convoy CT, San Diego, CA 92111
- Phone
- (833) 574-2273
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210512002039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers, Robert Woood Johnson Medical School, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caroline Shang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A178574Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
665 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone69 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate57 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass48 claims
- Ibuprofen35 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa34 claims
- Meloxicam34 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 one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroline Shang among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Caroline Shang, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2019, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
780 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 780 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Caroline Shang, MD's NPI number?
Caroline Shang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538629175, issued on Mar 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline Shang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6911 Convoy CT, San Diego, CA, 92111. Phone: (833) 574-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline Shang, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A178574, 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 Caroline Shang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline Shang, MD had 665 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.