NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kumudchandra J. Shah, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Gadsden, AL

Kumudchandra J. Shah, MD is a pulmonary disease 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.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922173277
Name
Kumudchandra J. Shah
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
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
Record last updated
Jul 24, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(256) 547-1726
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040913000096); 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 1401 Rainbow Dr

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

  1. Mary Burgess-Parker, CRNPNurse Practitioner1033127477

Verify Kumudchandra J. 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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4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

6,207 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 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 average1,425

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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 interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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$5,159.88

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

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama.

Other pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama

  1. Maria Del Pilar Acosta LaraDothan, AL1679717342
  2. Caesar Agagan, MDMobile, AL1285610576
  3. Ali Al-Tarbsheh, MDGadsden, AL1659932341
  4. Ronald Allison, MDMobile, AL1316996861
  5. Philip Almalouf, M.D.Mobile, AL1407976129
  6. Tim Anderson, DOHuntsville, AL1598291775
  7. Veena Antony, MDBirmingham, AL1033150057
  8. Abraham Arhin, M.D.Athens, AL1699209726
  9. Puneet AulakhBirmingham, AL1568783793
  10. Mohammad Azam, MDTuscaloosa, AL1184688541

Common questions

What is Kumudchandra J. Shah, MD's NPI number?

Kumudchandra J. 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 J. 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 J. 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 J. Shah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kumudchandra J. Shah, MD had 6,207 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kumudchandra J. Shah, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.