NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jim K. Shen

Urology Physician · Duarte, CA

Jim K. Shen is a urology physician with a practice address in Duarte, California, and NPI 1659639623, issued on Apr 27, 2012. Check the license (California A127241, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1659639623
Name
Jim K. Shen
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
A127241 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1500 Duarte RD, Duarte, CA 91010
Phone
(626) 256-4673
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2012
Record last updated
Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 408-3911
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180430001362); 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 1500 Duarte RD

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

  1. Chelsea Abad, CRNP, AGPCNP - BCGerontology Nurse Practitioner1952848137
  2. Wajidah Abdul-KhabirHospitalist Physician1215323522
  3. Farah Abdulla, MDDermatology Physician1093934390
  4. Megan Abel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1104100619
  5. Michelle Afkhami, M.D.Hematology (Pathology) Physician1326230228
  6. Vaibhav Agrawal, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1538402565

Verify Jim K. Shen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,207 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 67 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jim Shen1,207
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl264 claims
  2. Finasteride255 claims
  3. Terazosin Hcl81 claims
  4. Myrbetriq73 claims
  5. Cephalexin67 claims
  6. Estradiol58 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBaldwin Park, CA

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

Jim K. Shen among 1,524 urology physician records in California

Jim K. Shen is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

21 urology physician records list a practice address in Duarte

They are 21 of the 1,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Duarte, and 1,524 urology physician records in California.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Felicia Balzano, MDDuarte, CA 910101467830711
  2. Kevin Chan, MDDuarte, CA 910101851486757
  3. Edward Chang, MDDuarte, CA 910101750737854
  4. Basil Ferenczi, M.D.Duarte, CA 910101417488933
  5. Thomas Hwang, M.D.Duarte, CA 910101083119564
  6. Yasmeen Jaber, MDDuarte, CA 910101578958757
  7. Samer Kirmiz, MDDuarte, CA 910101326545211
  8. Clayton Lau, MDDuarte, CA 910101811082720

Common questions

What is Jim K. Shen's NPI number?

Jim K. Shen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659639623, issued on Apr 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jim K. Shen located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Duarte RD, Duarte, CA, 91010. Phone: (626) 256-4673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jim K. Shen's license?

NPPES lists California license number A127241, 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 Jim K. Shen prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jim K. Shen had 1,207 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.