Safwat Shaker
Internal Medicine Physician · Hackensack, NJ
Safwat Shaker is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hackensack, New Jersey, and NPI 1144246042, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA58963, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Safwat Shaker
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MA58963 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 38 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
- Phone
- (201) 343-6360
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 343-6367
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100112000011); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Safwat Shaker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA58963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,872 Medicare Part D claims for 656 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium572 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate439 claims
- Metformin Hcl437 claims
- Losartan Potassium387 claims
- Simvastatin377 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium297 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: $941.84
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.
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
- Excelcare Medical Associates PATeaneck, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Safwat Shaker among 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey
Safwat Shaker is one of 4,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2000 among the 3,132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 63% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
100 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hackensack
They are 100 of the 2,908 NPPES records with a practice address in Hackensack, and 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Safwat Shaker's NPI number?
Safwat Shaker's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144246042, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Safwat Shaker located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 38 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ, 07601. Phone: (201) 343-6360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Safwat Shaker's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA58963, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Safwat Shaker prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Safwat Shaker had 9,872 Medicare Part D claims for 656 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.