Paras Vipinchandra Shah, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Visalia, CA
Paras Vipinchandra Shah, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1346479276, issued on Jul 13, 2009. Check the license (California 140994, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paras Vipinchandra Shah
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 140994 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 E Oak Ave, Visalia, CA 93291
- Phone
- (877) 960-3426
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160802002161); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 400 E Oak Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paras Vipinchandra Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 140994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
353 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
- Carvedilol20 claims
- Furosemide20 claims
- Eliquis14 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Family Healthcare NetworkPorterville, CA
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCHanford, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paras Vipinchandra Shah among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Paras Vipinchandra Shah, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
74 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Visalia
They are 74 of the 4,225 NPPES records with a practice address in Visalia, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Paras Vipinchandra Shah, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paras Vipinchandra Shah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346479276, issued on Jul 13, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paras Vipinchandra Shah, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 E Oak Ave, Visalia, CA, 93291. Phone: (877) 960-3426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paras Vipinchandra Shah, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 140994, 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.
How much does Paras Vipinchandra Shah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paras Vipinchandra Shah, M.D. had 353 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.