Farah Shams, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Greenvale, NY
Farah Shams, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Greenvale, New York, and NPI 1982823258, issued on Apr 25, 2007. Check the license (New York 238632, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farah Shams
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 238632 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2200 Northern Blvd Ste 205, Greenvale, NY 11548
- Phone
- (516) 767-7771
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2023
- Fax
- (516) 767-7765
- Medicaid ID
- 03034668 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070524000665); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 970 in New York → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2200 Northern Blvd Ste 205
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Brieff, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1407806201
- Dava Klirsfeld, MDInfectious Disease Physician1376592980
- Vitaliy Krol, DOInfectious Disease Physician1881817237
- Hermes Lopez, MDInfectious Disease Physician1922293232
- Nathalie Schulhof, MDInfectious Disease Physician1235157041
Verify Farah Shams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 238632Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
222 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Vancomycin Hcl49 claims
- Cefadroxil22 claims
- Ceftriaxone21 claims
- Minocycline Hcl19 claims
- Ertapenem14 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate13 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: $1,155.82
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Chs Physician Partners PCRoslyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Farah Shams among 970 infectious disease physician records in New York
Farah Shams, MD is one of 970 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 624 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 infectious disease physician records list a practice address in Greenvale
They are 7 of the 171 NPPES records with a practice address in Greenvale, and 970 infectious disease physician records in New York.
All 970 in New York → Every provider in Greenvale → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Brieff, M.D.Greenvale, NY 115481407806201
- Alan Bulbin, M.D.Greenvale, NY 115481053360628
- Dava Klirsfeld, MDGreenvale, NY 115481376592980
- Vitaliy Krol, DOGreenvale, NY 115481881817237
- Hermes Lopez, MDGreenvale, NY 115481922293232
- Nathalie Schulhof, MDGreenvale, NY 115481235157041
- Scott Horowitz, M.D.Hempstead, NY 115501144211202
- Mossammat Mansur, M.DHempstead, NY 115501609856889
Common questions
What is Farah Shams, MD's NPI number?
Farah Shams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982823258, issued on Apr 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farah Shams, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2200 Northern Blvd Ste 205, Greenvale, NY, 11548. Phone: (516) 767-7771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farah Shams, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 238632, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Farah Shams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farah Shams, MD had 222 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.