NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mahek K. Shah, MD

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · San Antonio, TX

Mahek K. Shah, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1659626216, issued on Jul 19, 2012. Check the license (Texas T5204, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1659626216
Name
Mahek K. Shah
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License number
T5204 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4499 Medical Dr Ste 166, San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone
(210) 575-8485
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 13, 2022
Fax
(210) 575-8499
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220311001283); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4499 Medical Dr Ste 166

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

  1. Tamer Amer, D.O.Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1417342296
  2. Sherry Anderson, AGACNPNurse Practitioner1144798927
  3. Rebecca Atkins, DNP, AGACNP-BC, APNPNurse Practitioner1992286033
  4. Jihad Beram, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982192712
  5. Jacob Garcia, APRNNurse Practitioner1265068902
  6. Rachel Lai, ANP-BCNurse Practitioner1205277753

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

179 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 84% of claims.

  1. Mahek Shah179
  2. Specialty average1,965

Most prescribed

  1. Opsumit89 claims
  2. Orenitram Er28 claims
  3. Uptravi13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,742.22

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mahek Shah$1,742
  2. Specialty average$10,266

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Methodist Physician Practices PLLCSan Antonio, TX

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

Mahek K. Shah among 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas

Mahek K. Shah, MD is one of 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 99% 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 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 54% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 77 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tamer Amer, D.O.San Antonio, TX 782291417342296
  2. Allen Anderson, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291083775811
  3. Mohammed Aslam, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291811230238
  4. Rashonda Carlisle, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291760979975
  5. Eson Ekpo, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291548729833
  6. Lydia Engwenyu, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291518194232
  7. Alejandro Folch Sandoval, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291114389046
  8. Sachin Gupta, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291306953104

Common questions

What is Mahek K. Shah, MD's NPI number?

Mahek K. Shah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659626216, issued on Jul 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mahek K. Shah, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4499 Medical Dr Ste 166, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 575-8485. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mahek K. Shah, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T5204, 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 Mahek K. Shah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mahek K. Shah, MD had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.