Shahdeen Shams Alam, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Cullman, AL
Shahdeen Shams 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 (Alabama DO.2098, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shahdeen Shams Alam
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- DO.2098 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058
- Phone
- (256) 735-5075
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2026
- Fax
- (256) 964-3373
- Medicaid ID
- 273155 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210422000590); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1800 AL Highway 157
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Verify Shahdeen Shams Alam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO.2098Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% 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 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 190 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium273 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium222 claims
- Carvedilol142 claims
- Fluconazole130 claims
- Montelukast Sodium122 claims
- 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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.
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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Crmc Medical Group LLCCullman, AL
- Oak Mountain Group Services, LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shahdeen Shams Alam among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Shahdeen Shams Alam, DO is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cullman
They are 22 of the 960 NPPES records with a practice address in Cullman, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Shahdeen Shams Alam, DO's NPI number?
Shahdeen Shams 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 Shams 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 Shams Alam, DO's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number DO.2098, as entered by the provider. 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 Shams Alam, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shahdeen Shams Alam, DO had 5,480 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shahdeen Shams Alam, DO's MIPS final 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), 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.