NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Farah Shakir, DMD

Dentist · Chicago, IL

Farah Shakir, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1245606680, issued on Aug 20, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 019030348, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245606680
Name
Farah Shakir
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License numbers
019030348 IL
319019572 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2545 W Peterson Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
Phone
(773) 561-2808
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 15, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2545 W Peterson Ave

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  1. Bushra Al Azzawi, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1730220450

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024

182 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Farah Shakir182
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin98 claims
  2. Azithromycin33 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 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: $2,348.26

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Farah Shakir$2,348.26
  2. Specialty average$540.36

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Farah Shakir among 4,522 dentist records in Illinois

Farah Shakir, DMD is one of 4,522 dentist records with a practice address in Illinois. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,148 dentist records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,148 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 4,522 dentist records in Illinois.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jamie Butler, D.D.S.Chicago, IL 606591417071952
  2. Steven Flicker, DDSChicago, IL 606591376615633
  3. Sandor Gallai, DDSChicago, IL 606591003912247
  4. Sylvia Guerrero, D.D.S.Chicago, IL 606591689733511
  5. Iffat Hussain, DDSChicago, IL 606591942287214
  6. Michael Koscinski, DDSChicago, IL 606591316153356
  7. Esho Marcus, DMDChicago, IL 606591396809455
  8. Nida Marouf, D.M.D.Chicago, IL 606591780673764

Common questions

What is Farah Shakir, DMD's NPI number?

Farah Shakir, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245606680, issued on Aug 20, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Farah Shakir, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2545 W Peterson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60659. Phone: (773) 561-2808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Farah Shakir, DMD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 019030348, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Farah Shakir, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Farah Shakir, DMD had 182 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.