Mohammed A. Shams, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Meriden, CT
Mohammed A. Shams, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Meriden, Connecticut, and NPI 1770748170, issued on Jul 24, 2008. Check the license (Connecticut 049482, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mohammed A. Shams
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 049482 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 435 Lewis Ave, Meriden, CT 06451
- Phone
- (203) 537-2558
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mohammed A. Shams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 049482Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $20.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Mohammed A. Shams among 400 hospitalist physician records in Connecticut
Mohammed A. Shams, M.D. is one of 400 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 94% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 23% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 83% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 400 hospitalist physician records in Connecticut.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- John Machado, DOMiddletown, CT 064571558324046
- Samuel PachMiddletown, CT 064571033679188
- Craig Winderman, M.D.Middletown, CT 064571427021633
- Jing ChenMilford, CT 064601710335880
- Resul Dalipi, MDMilford, CT 064601295994127
Common questions
What is Mohammed A. Shams, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mohammed A. Shams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770748170, issued on Jul 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mohammed A. Shams, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 435 Lewis Ave, Meriden, CT, 06451. Phone: (203) 537-2558. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mohammed A. Shams, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 049482, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Mohammed A. Shams, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.