Nirmala A. Shah, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Nirmala A. Shah, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1215930128, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036058416, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nirmala A. Shah
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036058416 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6352 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
- Phone
- (773) 539-5100
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2024
- Fax
- (773) 539-7508
- Medicaid ID
- 036058416 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090519000412); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6352 N Lincoln Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nirmala A. Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036058416Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,250 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium133 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate107 claims
- Losartan Potassium97 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate75 claims
- Metformin Hcl69 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium62 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: $71.76
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
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Common questions
What is Nirmala A. Shah, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nirmala A. Shah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215930128, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nirmala A. Shah, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6352 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60659. Phone: (773) 539-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nirmala A. Shah, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036058416, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nirmala A. Shah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nirmala A. Shah, M.D. had 1,250 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.