Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Kumudchandra Shah, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Gadsden, AL

Kumudchandra Shah, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1922173277, issued on Nov 22, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 10614, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1922173277
Name
Kumudchandra Shah
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
10614 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1401 Rainbow Dr, Gadsden, AL 35903
Phone
(256) 547-4931
Enumerated
Nov 22, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1401 Rainbow Dr

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

  1. Mary Burgess-Parker, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1033127477

Verify Kumudchandra Shah in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical 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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,207 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kumudchandra Shah6,207
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta485 claims
  2. Montelukast Sodium392 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa278 claims
  4. Breo Ellipta248 claims
  5. Prednisone182 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium144 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 25.2 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 score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%83.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $22.05

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kumudchandra Shah$22.05
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

22 internal medicine physician records list a Gadsden practice address

They are 22 of the 903 NPPES records with a Gadsden practice address, and 1,817 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.

Other internal medicine physician records in Alabama

  1. David Aarons, MD, PHDBirmingham, AL1841491859
  2. Wadey Abdel Qader, MDMobile, AL1124713904
  3. Ademola Abdulrauf, MDTuscaloosa, AL1669441846
  4. Samar AbohamadMobile, AL1568049864
  5. Vivian Aboko-Cole Hicks, M.D.Huntsville, AL1316023708
  6. Nessy Abraham, M. DHuntsville, AL1609154681
  7. Shameer Abrahim, MDMobile, AL1255525945
  8. John Abrams, M.D.Auburn, AL1891835294
  9. James Abroms, MDBirmingham, AL1013010164
  10. Mohanad Abu Speitan, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1942563820

Common questions

What is Kumudchandra Shah, MD's NPI number?

Kumudchandra Shah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922173277, issued on Nov 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kumudchandra Shah, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 Rainbow Dr, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (256) 547-4931. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kumudchandra Shah, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 10614, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kumudchandra Shah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kumudchandra Shah, MD had 6,207 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kumudchandra Shah, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 25.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.