Shabnam Assar, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Allentown, PA
Shabnam Assar, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1962744664, issued on Mar 20, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD466862, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shabnam Assar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD466862 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (610) 402-8430
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2023
- Fax
- (610) 402-1676
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190524000016); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shabnam Assar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD466862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy38 claims
- Ceftriaxone17 claims
- Daptomycin13 claims
- Cabenuva11 claims
- Cresemba11 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
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shabnam Assar among 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Shabnam Assar, M.D. is one of 545 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 72% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 545 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Allentown → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alex Benjamin, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031538329792
- Aylin Colpan, MDAllentown, PA 181031144480393
- Brian Friel, D.O.Allentown, PA 181031821358805
- Mark Knouse, MDAllentown, PA 181031144201765
- Christopher Miller, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031518100486
- Jaan Naktin, MDAllentown, PA 181031639150253
- Luther Rhodes, MDAllentown, PA 181031174504633
- Carla Rossi, MDAllentown, PA 181031548260631
Common questions
What is Shabnam Assar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shabnam Assar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962744664, issued on Mar 20, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shabnam Assar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 402-8430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shabnam Assar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD466862, 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 Shabnam Assar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shabnam Assar, M.D. had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.