Nimesh Bhupendra Shah, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Hickory, NC
Nimesh Bhupendra Shah, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1467643155, issued on Aug 7, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 200400970, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nimesh Bhupendra Shah
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 200400970 NC
A79171 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 785 US Highway 70 SW, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 437-3000
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nimesh Bhupendra Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200400970Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
776 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Olanzapine75 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate69 claims
- Trazodone Hcl62 claims
- Clozapine50 claims
- Invega Sustenna47 claims
- Mirtazapine45 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: $353.05
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Nimesh Bhupendra Shah among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Nimesh Bhupendra Shah, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Debra Bolick, MDHickory, NC 286021164458956
- Kevin Carmen, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021558565358
- Charles Davis, MDHickory, NC 286021891711628
- Paul Jackson, MDHickory, NC 286021942290606
- Ethan Leabhart, DOHickory, NC 286021124607577
- Cassandra Lilli, DOHickory, NC 286021770111437
- Robyn Miller, MDHickory, NC 286021164417036
- James Barker, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011922189927
Common questions
What is Nimesh Bhupendra Shah, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nimesh Bhupendra Shah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467643155, issued on Aug 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nimesh Bhupendra Shah, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 785 US Highway 70 SW, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 437-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nimesh Bhupendra Shah, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200400970, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nimesh Bhupendra Shah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nimesh Bhupendra Shah, M.D. had 776 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.