Mortada Shams, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Falls Church, VA
Mortada Shams, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Falls Church, Virginia, and NPI 1568720720, issued on Apr 25, 2012. Check the license (Virginia 0101257699, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mortada Shams
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 0101257699 VA
MD61050051 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042
- Phone
- (703) 776-3582
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200903003259); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mortada Shams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101257699Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,600 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium493 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate421 claims
- Eliquis255 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate220 claims
- Losartan Potassium170 claims
- Carvedilol145 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: $235.64
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Multicare Health SystemTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mortada Shams among 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia
Mortada Shams, M.D. is one of 637 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 83% 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 78% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2000 among the 452 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Virginia
There are 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marjaneh Akbari, MDFalls Church, VA 220421073618666
- Carl Bontempo, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421487652038
- Paul Dilorenzo, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421760589360
- Tariq Haddad, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421487698965
- Alireza Maghsoudi, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421427024652
- Christopher May, MDFalls Church, VA 220421154402931
- Seema Nour, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421114950920
- John O'Brien, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421952392482
Common questions
What is Mortada Shams, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mortada Shams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568720720, issued on Apr 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mortada Shams, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA, 22042. Phone: (703) 776-3582. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mortada Shams, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101257699, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mortada Shams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mortada Shams, M.D. had 3,600 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.