Salil Gitesh Shah, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Salil Gitesh Shah, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1083881023, issued on May 9, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD447960, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salil Gitesh Shah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- MD447960 PA
25MA08991700 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5501 Old York RD, Philadelphia, PA 19141
- Phone
- (215) 456-8270
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 456-3533
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130517000294); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Salil Gitesh Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD447960Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta12 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: $3,605.47
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Aria Health Physician ServicesPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Salil Gitesh Shah among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Salil Gitesh Shah, MD is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 377 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Anderson, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191411245309103
- Alexandra Tuluca, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191411891959680
- Charles Bakhos, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191401124200167
- Stacey Brann, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401255520664
- Sarah Burki, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401699304691
- Toshihito Gomibuchi, MD, PHDPhiladelphia, PA 191401609799063
- Tetsuya Horai, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401659517340
- Hollis Hutchings, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401255898862
Common questions
What is Salil Gitesh Shah, MD's NPI number?
Salil Gitesh Shah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083881023, issued on May 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salil Gitesh Shah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5501 Old York RD, Philadelphia, PA, 19141. Phone: (215) 456-8270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salil Gitesh Shah, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD447960, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Salil Gitesh Shah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salil Gitesh Shah, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.