NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ghassan Al-Shbool, MD

Hematology & Oncology Physician · Rapid City, SD

Ghassan Al-Shbool, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1215450937, issued on Jul 25, 2017. Check the license (South Dakota 13945, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215450937
Name
Ghassan Al-Shbool
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
License number
13945 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
353 Fairmont Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone
(605) 755-1000
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230728002586); 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 353 Fairmont Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Riley AckermanPhysician Assistant1073241790
  2. Shakeel Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356773113
  3. Osama Ahsan, DOHospitalist Physician1043903891
  4. Bayan Al Share, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1235582065
  5. Marc Aldrich, MDInternal Medicine Physician1932209442
  6. Richard Allen, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1780663328

Verify Ghassan Al-Shbool in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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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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17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024

1,027 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ghassan Al-Shbool1,027
  2. Specialty average877

Most prescribed

  1. Prochlorperazine Maleate107 claims
  2. Prednisone94 claims
  3. Anastrozole92 claims
  4. Abiraterone Acetate58 claims
  5. Letrozole47 claims
  6. Dexamethasone39 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): 97.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $19.53

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ghassan Al-Shbool$19.53
  2. Specialty average$7,481.41

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. Monument Health Rapid City Hospital IncRapid City, SD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in South Dakota

There are 31 hematology & oncology physician records in South Dakota.

Other hematology & oncology physician records in South Dakota

  1. Ferdinand Addo, MDWatertown, SD1760461388
  2. Bayan Al Share, MDRapid City, SD1235582065
  3. Bipinkumar Amin, MDWatertown, SD1568415628
  4. Jonathan Bleeker, MDSioux Falls, SD1457573974
  5. Richard Conklin, MDAberdeen, SD1851394662
  6. Max Farver, MDYankton, SD1548261548
  7. Roberto Ferro Valdes, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1861780108
  8. Keely Hack, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1184743148
  9. Mark Huber, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1750357299
  10. Waqas Jehangir, MD, MBBSSioux Falls, SD1659752541

Common questions

What is Ghassan Al-Shbool, MD's NPI number?

Ghassan Al-Shbool, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215450937, issued on Jul 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ghassan Al-Shbool, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 353 Fairmont Blvd, Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 755-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ghassan Al-Shbool, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 13945, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ghassan Al-Shbool, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ghassan Al-Shbool, MD had 1,027 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ghassan Al-Shbool, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.