Shahed Mohammad Shams, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Springfield, IL
Shahed Mohammad Shams, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1225478027, issued on Jun 26, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 036.140202, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shahed Mohammad Shams
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036.140202 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2603 S 6TH St, Springfield, IL 62703
- Phone
- (217) 528-0307
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (217) 528-0034
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160601001653); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- St. Louis College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shahed Mohammad Shams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.140202Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,414 Medicare Part D claims for 604 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 340 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium390 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium377 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate294 claims
- Lisinopril231 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium225 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate216 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): 72.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Memorial Physician ServicesSpringfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shahed Mohammad Shams among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Shahed Mohammad Shams, M.D. is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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 57% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 57% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 47% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
196 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 196 of the 4,997 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Shahed Mohammad Shams, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shahed Mohammad Shams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225478027, issued on Jun 26, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shahed Mohammad Shams, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2603 S 6TH St, Springfield, IL, 62703. Phone: (217) 528-0307. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shahed Mohammad Shams, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.140202, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shahed Mohammad Shams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shahed Mohammad Shams, M.D. had 7,414 Medicare Part D claims for 604 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shahed Mohammad Shams, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.1 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.