Ronald Lewis Sham, M.D.
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician · Rochester, NY
Ronald Lewis Sham, M.D. is a hematology (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1235178500, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (New York 162932, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Lewis Sham
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0000X
- License number
- 162932 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1425 Portland Ave, Rochester, NY 14621
- Phone
- (585) 922-4020
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (585) 922-4622
- Medicaid ID
- 01177884 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100211000092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald Lewis Sham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 162932Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology (internal medicine) physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 496 among the 1,036 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fabhalta11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $196.24
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 721 providers of this specialty with any payment received $13,778.35 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Mary M. Gooley Hemophilia Center IncRochester, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Ronald Lewis Sham among 161 hematology (internal medicine) physician records in New York
Ronald Lewis Sham, M.D. is one of 161 hematology (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in New York. 73% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 92 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in New York
There are 161 hematology (internal medicine) physician records in New York.
All 161 in New York → Every provider in Rochester → Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Bodrog, MDRochester, NY 146211003234709
- Rachel David, M.D.Rochester, NY 146251326337148
- Steven Bernstein, MDRochester, NY 146421851319867
- Charles Francis, MDRochester, NY 146421750309761
- Jonathon Friedberg, MDRochester, NY 146421821016833
- Alissa Huston, M.D.Rochester, NY 146421124086467
- Jainulabdeen Ifthikharuddin, MDRochester, NY 146421578597787
- Karen Kaplan, MDRochester, NY 146421588670079
Common questions
What is Ronald Lewis Sham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald Lewis Sham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235178500, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Lewis Sham, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1425 Portland Ave, Rochester, NY, 14621. Phone: (585) 922-4020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Lewis Sham, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 162932, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ronald Lewis Sham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Lewis Sham, M.D. had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among hematology (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 496. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald Lewis Sham, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.2 of 100. 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.