Lina Catherine Shammas, D.O
Family Medicine Physician · Burbank, CA
Lina Catherine Shammas, D.O is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1265788947, issued on Jul 31, 2012. Check the license (California 20A11488, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lina Catherine Shammas
- Credential
- D.O
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A11488 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2006 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91506
- Phone
- (818) 843-0390
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2006 W Burbank Blvd
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Verify Lina Catherine Shammas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A11488Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
499 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium50 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium21 claims
- Valsartan21 claims
- Metformin Hcl16 claims
- Acyclovir14 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.
Lina Catherine Shammas among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Lina Catherine Shammas, D.O is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
73 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Burbank
They are 73 of the 3,375 NPPES records with a practice address in Burbank, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lina Catherine Shammas, D.O's NPI number?
Lina Catherine Shammas, D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265788947, issued on Jul 31, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lina Catherine Shammas, D.O located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2006 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA, 91506. Phone: (818) 843-0390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lina Catherine Shammas, D.O's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A11488, 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 Lina Catherine Shammas, D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lina Catherine Shammas, D.O had 499 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.