NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982823258
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

  1. David Brieff, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1407806201
  2. Dava Klirsfeld, MDInfectious Disease Physician1376592980
  3. Vitaliy Krol, DOInfectious Disease Physician1881817237
  4. Hermes Lopez, MDInfectious Disease Physician1922293232
  5. Nathalie Schulhof, MDInfectious Disease Physician1235157041

Verify Farah Shams in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Farah Shams222
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Vancomycin Hcl49 claims
  2. Cefadroxil22 claims
  3. Ceftriaxone21 claims
  4. Minocycline Hcl19 claims
  5. Ertapenem14 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Farah Shams$1,155.82
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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

  1. 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.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Brieff, M.D.Greenvale, NY 115481407806201
  2. Alan Bulbin, M.D.Greenvale, NY 115481053360628
  3. Dava Klirsfeld, MDGreenvale, NY 115481376592980
  4. Vitaliy Krol, DOGreenvale, NY 115481881817237
  5. Hermes Lopez, MDGreenvale, NY 115481922293232
  6. Nathalie Schulhof, MDGreenvale, NY 115481235157041
  7. Scott Horowitz, M.D.Hempstead, NY 115501144211202
  8. 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.