Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Shahdeen Alam, DO

Internal Medicine Physician · Cullman, AL

Shahdeen Alam, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cullman, Alabama, and NPI 1851898399, issued on Apr 11, 2018. Check the license on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1851898399
Name
Shahdeen Alam
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
1800 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058
Phone
(256) 735-5075
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2018
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 1800 AL Highway 157

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

  1. Tammy Cornelius, CRNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1366765232
  2. Stefania CowserFamily Nurse Practitioner1598477705
  3. Christopher Dodd, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1497999742
  4. Julie Farmer, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1710554167
  5. John Gober, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1275515454
  6. Wesley Hoskyns, DOFamily Medicine Physician1578192571

Verify Shahdeen Alam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  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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97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,480 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 190 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shahdeen Alam5,480
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium273 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium222 claims
  3. Carvedilol142 claims
  4. Fluconazole130 claims
  5. Montelukast Sodium122 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa113 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.

The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 67.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score52.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,503.44

68 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shahdeen Alam$1,503.44
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Crmc Medical Group LLCCullman, AL
  2. Oak Mountain Group Services, LLCBirmingham, AL

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.

19 internal medicine physician records list a Cullman practice address

They are 19 of the 960 NPPES records with a Cullman practice address, and 1,817 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.

Other internal medicine physician records in Alabama

  1. David Aarons, MD, PHDBirmingham, AL1841491859
  2. Wadey Abdel Qader, MDMobile, AL1124713904
  3. Ademola Abdulrauf, MDTuscaloosa, AL1669441846
  4. Samar AbohamadMobile, AL1568049864
  5. Vivian Aboko-Cole Hicks, M.D.Huntsville, AL1316023708
  6. Nessy Abraham, M. DHuntsville, AL1609154681
  7. Shameer Abrahim, MDMobile, AL1255525945
  8. John Abrams, M.D.Auburn, AL1891835294
  9. James Abroms, MDBirmingham, AL1013010164
  10. Mohanad Abu Speitan, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1942563820

Common questions

What is Shahdeen Alam, DO's NPI number?

Shahdeen Alam, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851898399, issued on Apr 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shahdeen Alam, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL, 35058. Phone: (256) 735-5075. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shahdeen Alam, DO's license?

Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shahdeen Alam, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shahdeen Alam, DO had 5,480 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Shahdeen Alam, DO's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.