Nirav Shah
Specialist · Pittsburgh, PA
Nirav Shah is a specialist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1790750602, issued on Feb 22, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD072459L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nirav Shah
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD072459L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3459 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 647-2561
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040621001485); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nirav Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MD072459LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,753 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim239 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate150 claims
- Carvedilol108 claims
- Prednisone105 claims
- Losartan Potassium74 claims
- Tacrolimus66 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 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: $19.44
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Olympus America Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansWexford, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nirav Shah among 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania
Nirav Shah is one of 2,031 specialist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 40% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1989 among the 547 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
767 specialist records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
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Common questions
What is Nirav Shah's NPI number?
Nirav Shah's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790750602, issued on Feb 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nirav Shah located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3459 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-2561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nirav Shah's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD072459L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nirav Shah prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nirav Shah had 1,753 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nirav Shah's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.