NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicole Kristine Shah-Ghassemzadeh, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · Loma Linda, CA

Nicole Kristine Shah-Ghassemzadeh, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Loma Linda, California, and NPI 1679916027, issued on Apr 16, 2013. Check the license (California 13979, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1679916027
Name
Nicole Kristine Shah-Ghassemzadeh
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
13979 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital - Gastroente, Loma Linda, CA 92357
Phone
(909) 558-4000
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 Nicole Kristine Shah-Ghassemzadeh in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $70.85

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cook Medical LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicole Shah-Ghassemzadeh$70.85
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Nicole Kristine Shah-Ghassemzadeh among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Nicole Kristine Shah-Ghassemzadeh, D.O. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2013, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

212 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Loma Linda

They are 212 of the 4,863 NPPES records with a practice address in Loma Linda, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Imdad Ahmad, M.DLoma Linda, CA 923571568499606
  2. James Anholm, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571487678645
  3. Julia Berrospi-Chia, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571083722417
  4. John ByrneLoma Linda, CA 923571700805504
  5. Bobby Chan, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571265549497
  6. Nagamani Dandamudi, M.D.,Loma Linda, CA 923571184638058
  7. Dwight Evans, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571760420509
  8. Geir Frivold, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571861405623

Common questions

What is Nicole Kristine Shah-Ghassemzadeh, D.O.'s NPI number?

Nicole Kristine Shah-Ghassemzadeh, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679916027, issued on Apr 16, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicole Kristine Shah-Ghassemzadeh, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital - Gastroente, Loma Linda, CA, 92357. Phone: (909) 558-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicole Kristine Shah-Ghassemzadeh, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 13979, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.