NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Saad Shihab, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Scottsdale, AZ

Sara Saad Shihab, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1982952495, issued on Aug 15, 2012. Check the license (Arizona 56505, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; 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
1982952495
Name
Sara Saad Shihab
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
56505 AZ
55746 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Phone
(480) 301-8000
Enumerated
Aug 15, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180717002988); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 13400 E Shea Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rawad Abbas, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1255028825
  2. Abdelmohaymin Abdalla, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1871081505
  3. Hesham Mubarak Abdalla, M.B.B.S.Internal Medicine Physician1013696111
  4. Mahmoud Abdelnabi, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1548934714
  5. Haidar Abdul-Muhsin, M.B.CH.B.Urology Physician1356755250
  6. Ali Abdulsahib, MDInfectious Disease Physician1417535030

Verify Sara Saad Shihab in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,391 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sara Shihab1,391
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium94 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium92 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate58 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium56 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium48 claims
  6. Gabapentin42 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mayo Clinic ArizonaScottsdale, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sara Saad Shihab among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona

Sara Saad Shihab, M.D. is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2012, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 1,643 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

344 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Scottsdale

They are 344 of the 11,008 NPPES records with a practice address in Scottsdale, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Hanson, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591417939828
  2. Michael Hayden, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591265428395
  3. Stephanie Hines, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591710976444
  4. Erum Jadoon, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591720071749
  5. Bruce Kimbel, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591568444321
  6. Steven Krotzer, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591972585354
  7. Frank Maguire, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591659374189
  8. Pasquale Palumbo, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591700869088

Common questions

What is Sara Saad Shihab, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sara Saad Shihab, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982952495, issued on Aug 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Saad Shihab, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259. Phone: (480) 301-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Saad Shihab, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 56505, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sara Saad Shihab, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Saad Shihab, M.D. had 1,391 Medicare Part D claims for 271 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.