Shahid Hussain, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · El Centro, CA
Shahid Hussain, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in El Centro, California, and NPI 1063497220, issued on Dec 9, 2005. Check the license (California A80449, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shahid Hussain
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A80449 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2205 Ross Ave, El Centro, CA 92243
- Phone
- (760) 353-0404
- Enumerated
- Dec 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 353-0392
- Medicaid ID
- 00A804490 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060224000490); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2205 Ross Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Celeste Armenta, RN, MSN, NPNurse Practitioner1124079702
- Ramin Berenji, M.D.Nephrology Physician1063497691
Verify Shahid Hussain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A80449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,171 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide166 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate143 claims
- Jardiance133 claims
- Farxiga129 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium123 claims
- Losartan Potassium118 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: $363.00
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 one group practice
- Balboa Nephrology Medical Group IncEscondido, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shahid Hussain among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Shahid Hussain, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in El Centro → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ramin Berenji, M.D.El Centro, CA 922431063497691
- Mohsen El Ramah, M.D.El Centro, CA 922431346427861
- Irmaris Quinones Vargas, MDEl Centro, CA 922431598326522
- Sol Reisin, MDEl Centro, CA 922431700844222
- Masoud Afshar, M.D.Imperial, CA 922511225287378
- Anas Abou-Ismail, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621598078784
- Marcelo Koppel, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621154536639
- Carrie Minnelli, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621518299411
Common questions
What is Shahid Hussain, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shahid Hussain, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063497220, issued on Dec 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shahid Hussain, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2205 Ross Ave, El Centro, CA, 92243. Phone: (760) 353-0404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shahid Hussain, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A80449, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shahid Hussain, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shahid Hussain, M.D. had 3,171 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.