Farhan Ali Shah, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Farhan Ali Shah, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1609079748, issued on Jun 6, 2007. Check the license (California A99436, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farhan Ali Shah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A99436 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9500 Stockdale Hwy Ste 203, Bakersfield, CA 93311
- Phone
- (661) 587-8110
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2023
- Fax
- (661) 587-8220
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071106000871); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9500 Stockdale Hwy Ste 203
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jeffrey Coleman, MDHospitalist Physician1083141972
- Harsukh Nidhan Dhillon, MDHospitalist Physician1164919908
- Sandaljit Dhillon, MDHospitalist Physician1780247486
- Nosheen Hasan, MDHospitalist Physician1477081339
Verify Farhan Ali Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A99436Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
1,460 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin106 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium75 claims
- Prednisone50 claims
- Lisinopril48 claims
- Metformin Hcl46 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $206.06
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 2 group practices
- Centric HealthBakersfield, CA
- San Joaquin Valley Pulmonary GroupBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Farhan Ali Shah among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Farhan Ali Shah, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 27% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 27% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
All 3,099 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nidhi Bhagat, MDBakersfield, CA 933111811555865
- Jeffrey Coleman, MDBakersfield, CA 933111083141972
- Harsukh Nidhan Dhillon, MDBakersfield, CA 933111164919908
- Sandaljit Dhillon, MDBakersfield, CA 933111780247486
- Nosheen Hasan, MDBakersfield, CA 933111477081339
- Akhildeep Puskoor, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111972949287
- Ritam Sidhu, MDBakersfield, CA 933111033578539
- Aung Moe, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121568696862
Common questions
What is Farhan Ali Shah, MD's NPI number?
Farhan Ali Shah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609079748, issued on Jun 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farhan Ali Shah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9500 Stockdale Hwy Ste 203, Bakersfield, CA, 93311. Phone: (661) 587-8110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farhan Ali Shah, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A99436, 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 Farhan Ali Shah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farhan Ali Shah, MD had 1,460 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Farhan Ali Shah, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.