Saba Shaikh
Medical Oncology Physician · San Antonio, TX
Saba Shaikh is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1598110801, issued on Apr 25, 2016. Check the license (Texas 48163, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saba Shaikh
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 48163 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7979 Wurzbach RD, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 450-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231106003402); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7979 Wurzbach RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Saba Shaikh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 48163Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole50 claims
- Letrozole13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $32.23
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saba Shaikh among 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas
Saba Shaikh is one of 547 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2016, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2000 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Saba Shaikh's NPI number?
Saba Shaikh's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598110801, issued on Apr 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saba Shaikh located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7979 Wurzbach RD, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 450-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saba Shaikh's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 48163, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Saba Shaikh prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saba Shaikh had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Saba Shaikh's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.