NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Md Shah Alam, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Jamaica, NY

Md Shah Alam, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Jamaica, New York, and NPI 1659516417, issued on Dec 9, 2008. Check the license (New York 254156, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1659516417
Name
Md Shah Alam
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
254156 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17007 Hillside Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432
Phone
(347) 380-9050
Enumerated
Dec 9, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(347) 380-9057
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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Verify Md Shah Alam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,600 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Md Alam7,600
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium616 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate412 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium345 claims
  4. Famotidine321 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl303 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate290 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.

Md Shah Alam among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Md Shah Alam, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

175 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Jamaica

They are 175 of the 4,958 NPPES records with a practice address in Jamaica, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Najma Ahmed, MDJamaica, NY 114321043253099
  2. Stephen Beck, M.D.Jamaica, NY 114321285623389
  3. Meenakshi Bharara, MDJamaica, NY 114321790731602
  4. Dean Chasky, M.D.Jamaica, NY 114321396737755
  5. Gabriel Deangelis, MD PCJamaica, NY 114321235128067
  6. Sharon Foster, MD, MPHJamaica, NY 114321649213745
  7. Afzal Hossain, M.D.Jamaica, NY 114321699755447
  8. Sucheta Mahajan, MDJamaica, NY 114321770584427

Common questions

What is Md Shah Alam, MD's NPI number?

Md Shah Alam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659516417, issued on Dec 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Md Shah Alam, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17007 Hillside Ave, Jamaica, NY, 11432. Phone: (347) 380-9050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Md Shah Alam, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 254156, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Md Shah Alam, MD had 7,600 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

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