Farah Shah, MD
Dermatology Physician · Houston, TX
Farah Shah, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1164533378, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Texas H7652, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farah Shah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- H7652 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6560 Fannin St Ste 1720, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 790-0058
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2023
- Fax
- (713) 790-0410
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050715000844); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1720
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Farah Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H7652Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
455 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole113 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate68 claims
- Hydrocortisone43 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide35 claims
- Ciclopirox26 claims
- Mupirocin18 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,041.89
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Houston Dermatology Associates PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Farah Shah among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Farah Shah, MD is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
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- Jennie Duffy, MDHouston, TX 770301851395800
- Madeleine Duvic, M.D.Houston, TX 770301013964105
- Saira George, M.D.Houston, TX 770301629097142
- Robert Jordon, M.D.Houston, TX 770301174570204
- Steven Mays, M.D.Houston, TX 770301942240031
Common questions
What is Farah Shah, MD's NPI number?
Farah Shah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164533378, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farah Shah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1720, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 790-0058. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farah Shah, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H7652, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Farah Shah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farah Shah, MD had 455 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Farah Shah, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.