NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shaheera Baig Chughtai, D.O

Hospitalist Physician · Smithfield, NC

Shaheera Baig Chughtai, D.O is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Smithfield, North Carolina, and NPI 1447798525, issued on Feb 8, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-02176, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447798525
Name
Shaheera Baig Chughtai
Credential
D.O
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
2021-02176 NC
72451 WI
5101023465 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
509 N Brightleaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone
(919) 938-7189
Enumerated
Feb 8, 2017
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2022
Medicaid ID
1447798525 WI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211115001980); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 509 N Brightleaf Blvd

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

  1. Theresa Abbah, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1306586847
  2. Paul Abrams, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1619264280
  3. John AdamsHospitalist Physician1538384102
  4. Obafemi Adewunmi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1275535239
  5. Neeta Agrawal, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1932252368
  6. Shanelle Arthur, DOHospitalist Physician1265923536

Verify Shaheera Baig Chughtai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

380 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shaheera Chughtai380
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Levofloxacin23 claims
  2. Prednisone23 claims
  3. Cefdinir21 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
  5. Hydralazine Hcl17 claims
  6. Eliquis16 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $44.24

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shaheera Chughtai$44.24
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North Carolina MG LLCSmithfield, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Shaheera Baig Chughtai among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina

Shaheera Baig Chughtai, D.O is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 73% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

14 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Smithfield

They are 14 of the 727 NPPES records with a practice address in Smithfield, and 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John AdamsSmithfield, NC 275771538384102
  2. Shanelle Arthur, DOSmithfield, NC 275771265923536
  3. Devang Gujarathi, M.D.Smithfield, NC 275771720399603
  4. Reginald Harris, DOSmithfield, NC 275771275053167
  5. Anitha Krishnasamy, M.D.Smithfield, NC 275771851364020
  6. Gita Mehta, MDSmithfield, NC 275771942564760
  7. Jose Navarrete, M.D.Smithfield, NC 275771679989263
  8. William Packer, MDSmithfield, NC 275771518428457

Common questions

What is Shaheera Baig Chughtai, D.O's NPI number?

Shaheera Baig Chughtai, D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447798525, issued on Feb 8, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shaheera Baig Chughtai, D.O located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 N Brightleaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC, 27577. Phone: (919) 938-7189. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shaheera Baig Chughtai, D.O's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-02176, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shaheera Baig Chughtai, D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shaheera Baig Chughtai, D.O had 380 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.