NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shaan E Alam, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Niagara Falls, NY

Shaan E Alam, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Niagara Falls, New York, and NPI 1811379761, issued on Jun 26, 2015. Check the license (New York 326305, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1811379761
Name
Shaan E Alam
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
326305 NY
MD482705 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
621 10TH St, Niagara Falls, NY 14301
Phone
(954) 659-5000
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 11, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241231003060); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University College Of Medicine, 2014
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 621 10TH St

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

  1. Sahar ArshedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194528877
  2. Zinab AttiaPhysician Assistant1528846730
  3. Christopher Bagneschi, MS, RD, CDNRegistered Dietitian1144608910
  4. Rajinder Bajwa, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1831419654
  5. John Barksdale, BSWClinical Social Worker1184834772
  6. Martin Barron, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1326078106

Verify Shaan E Alam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

55 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shaan E Alam55
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen14 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: $1,182.85

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shaan E Alam$1,182.85
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Wellspan Medical GroupChambersburg, PA

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

Shaan E Alam among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York

Shaan E Alam, M.D. is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Okolica, M.D.Niagara Falls, NY 143011518148774
  2. Jagdish Trivedi, MD FACSNiagra Falls, NY 143011376629790
  3. Ajitkumar Trivikram, MDNiagara Falls, NY 143031528000882
  4. Donald Largo, M.D.Niagara Falls, NY 143051811966799
  5. Sara Abou Azar, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142631689103541
  6. David Cohan, MDBuffalo, NY 142631053577221
  7. Jason Copeland, MBBSBuffalo, NY 142631669014213
  8. Jeremy Diehl, D.O.Buffalo, NY 142631740631878

Common questions

What is Shaan E Alam, M.D.'s NPI number?

Shaan E Alam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811379761, issued on Jun 26, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shaan E Alam, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 621 10TH St, Niagara Falls, NY, 14301. Phone: (954) 659-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shaan E Alam, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 326305, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shaan E Alam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shaan E Alam, M.D. had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.