Jigar Shah, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Margate, FL
Jigar Shah, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Margate, Florida, and NPI 1659508166, issued on Jun 11, 2009. Check the license (Florida ME113940, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jigar Shah
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- ME113940 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5901 Colonial Dr Ste 303, Margate, FL 33063
- Phone
- (954) 281-8891
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2022
- Fax
- (954) 375-9664
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121128000059); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jigar Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME113940Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,490 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 220 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone280 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate234 claims
- Tramadol Hcl160 claims
- Methotrexate157 claims
- Meloxicam140 claims
- Gabapentin132 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $165,951.74
283 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Jigar Shah among 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida
Jigar Shah, M.D. is one of 494 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 362 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Florida
There are 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida.
All 494 in Florida → Every provider in Margate → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Renan Amador, MDMargate, FL 330631487219721
- Raza ZaidiMargate, FL 330631093277162
- Conrad Ziembinski, MDCoral Springs, FL 330651437504347
- Michael Angelillo, MDCoconut Creek, FL 330661992819767
- Michael Vempala, MDCoral Springs, FL 330671225618853
- Hal Unschuld, M.D.Coral Springs, FL 330761700908324
- Hugo Fonseca, D.O.Pembroke Pines, FL 330271841519980
- Alex Lam, MDPembroke Pines, FL 330271275624264
Common questions
What is Jigar Shah, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jigar Shah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659508166, issued on Jun 11, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jigar Shah, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5901 Colonial Dr Ste 303, Margate, FL, 33063. Phone: (954) 281-8891. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jigar Shah, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME113940, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jigar Shah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jigar Shah, M.D. had 2,490 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jigar Shah, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.