Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1962744664
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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

  1. Jennifer Allen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1881699783
  2. Leah Beckstead, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1376722207
  3. Brian Billig, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1518397058
  4. Matthew Brown, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1902949902
  5. John Cassel, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1346233806
  6. David Cederberg, PAMedical Physician Assistant1720039654

Verify Shabnam Assar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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79% 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 807 among the 5,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.

  1. Shabnam Assar169
  2. Specialty average807

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy38 claims
  2. Ceftriaxone17 claims
  3. Daptomycin13 claims
  4. Cabenuva11 claims
  5. 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.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 444 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.

Other infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania

  1. Rasha Abdulmassih, MDPittsburgh, PA1891073706
  2. David Abel, D.O.Lancaster, PA1629362850
  3. Monica Ahuja, MDWilkes Barre, PA1982030524
  4. Nancy Aitcheson, MDPhiladelphia, PA1184019697
  5. Okan Akay, M.D.Harrisburg, PA1548503584
  6. Aisha Akhtar, MDEast Norriton, PA1861020430
  7. Shafinaz Akhter, MDWest Chester, PA1710040431
  8. Jennifer Aldrich, MDPhiladelphia, PA1386719979
  9. Mohammed Ali, M.D.Gettysburg, PA1497751853
  10. Amy Althoff, M.D.Philadelphia, PA1972707446

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 807. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.