Nejla Shami, M.D.
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician · Palestine, TX
Nejla Shami, M.D. is an emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in Palestine, Texas, and NPI 1710938683, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (Texas L5556, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nejla Shami
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X
- License number
- L5556 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2900 S Loop 256, Palestine, TX 75801
- Phone
- (903) 731-1144
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 167009301 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nejla Shami in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L5556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 292 among the 1,653 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Nejla Shami among 250 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Texas
Nejla Shami, M.D. is one of 250 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 25% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0004X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 250 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Texas.
All 250 in Texas → Every provider in Palestine → Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Wagner, M.D.Palestine, TX 758011881647956
- Gregory Terrell, MDTyler, TX 757031861400806
- Malcolm Lyon, DONacogdoches, TX 759611487708624
- Sandeep Gupta, M.D.Arlington, TX 760121861441081
- Jan Cochrum, M.D.Hurst, TX 760541508925546
- Burres Garrison, D. O.Mineral Wells, TX 760671174587356
- Frank Edwards, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755031861458069
- Timothy Jones, MDFort Worth, TX 761041033196043
Common questions
What is Nejla Shami, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nejla Shami, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710938683, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nejla Shami, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 S Loop 256, Palestine, TX, 75801. Phone: (903) 731-1144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nejla Shami, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L5556, 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 Nejla Shami, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nejla Shami, M.D. had 65 Medicare Part D claims; the average among emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 292. 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.