Pulin Anil Shah, MD
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · New Orleans, LA
Pulin Anil Shah, MD is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1770537128, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.201603, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pulin Anil Shah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License numbers
- MD.201603 LA
MD201603 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-4000
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 05901818 MS
1014486 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070910000945); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pulin Anil Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.201603Check 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 cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
986 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate448 claims
- Moxifloxacin87 claims
- Ofloxacin71 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol68 claims
- Fluorometholone55 claims
- Latanoprost42 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: $4,284.53
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 7 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Louisiana.
All 7 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 6 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ginny Kullman, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211790831477
- Bruce Barron, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121457371486
- Jayne Weiss, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121548200090
- Satya Reddy, M.D.Covington, LA 704331174534960
- Marithe Gutierrez-Roberts, MDShreveport, LA 711011669835419
- Russell Vannorman, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711011679576961
Common questions
What is Pulin Anil Shah, MD's NPI number?
Pulin Anil Shah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770537128, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pulin Anil Shah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pulin Anil Shah, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.201603, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Pulin Anil Shah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pulin Anil Shah, MD had 986 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. 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.