NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rupesh J. Shah

Internal Medicine Physician · Merrillville, IN

Rupesh J. Shah is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1912043035, issued on Jan 29, 2007. Check the license (Indiana 02002106, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912043035
Name
Rupesh J. Shah
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
02002106 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
202 E 86TH PL, Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone
(219) 756-7910
Enumerated
Jan 29, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(219) 756-7810
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100414000536); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Rupesh J. Shah in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

591 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. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 39 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rupesh Shah591
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium56 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate51 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium50 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium29 claims
  5. Simvastatin27 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl21 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: $650.67

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.

  1. Rupesh Shah$650.67
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Rupesh J. Shah among 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana

Rupesh J. Shah is one of 2,109 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 1,448 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Merrillville

They are 15 of the 1,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrillville, and 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vallee Adams-Miller, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101902898505
  2. Gaurav Alreja, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101639346380
  3. Mohammed Asgar, MDMerrillville, IN 464101023004587
  4. Osama Ayad, MD, FACPMerrillville, IN 464101427162288
  5. Jenee Bhuju, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101578918108
  6. Radosveta Ivanova Nesch, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101548350853
  7. Zafar Khalid, MDMerrillville, IN 464101689657975
  8. Tarangini Padhya, MDMerrillville, IN 464101588673479

Common questions

What is Rupesh J. Shah's NPI number?

Rupesh J. Shah's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912043035, issued on Jan 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rupesh J. Shah located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 202 E 86TH PL, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 756-7910. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rupesh J. Shah's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 02002106, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rupesh J. Shah prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rupesh J. Shah had 591 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.