Kinza Shamsi, MD
Nephrology Physician · San Antonio, TX
Kinza Shamsi, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1790072379, issued on Jul 5, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q7790, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kinza Shamsi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- Q7790 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 S Zarzamora St, San Antonio, TX 78207
- Phone
- (210) 358-7300
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 361334101 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160827000154); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kinza Shamsi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q7790Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
183 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate39 claims
- Calcium Acetate22 claims
- Midodrine Hcl21 claims
- Carvedilol17 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 claims
- Torsemide11 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
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kinza Shamsi among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Kinza Shamsi, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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- Claudia Hura, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071023092657
- Deandra Martin, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071730155516
- Mohammad Mizani, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071497757660
- Tareq Issa Nassar, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071457630790
- Javier Ortega Balasquide, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071902458250
Common questions
What is Kinza Shamsi, MD's NPI number?
Kinza Shamsi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790072379, issued on Jul 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kinza Shamsi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 S Zarzamora St, San Antonio, TX, 78207. Phone: (210) 358-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kinza Shamsi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q7790, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kinza Shamsi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kinza Shamsi, MD had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.