NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shahin Etebar, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Columbus, GA

Shahin Etebar, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1194721308, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 89571, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194721308
Name
Shahin Etebar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
89571 GA
G72753 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1538 13TH Ave Ste B300, Columbus, GA 31901
Phone
(706) 321-9300
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 31, 2022
Fax
(706) 243-1284
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210917002061); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1990
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 1538 13TH Ave Ste B300

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

  1. Dreama Hawkins, NPNurse Practitioner1851196851
  2. Juliet Walker, P.A.Physician Assistant1891939138

Verify Shahin Etebar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite 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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10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

190 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shahin Etebar190
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam40 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone40 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
  4. Acetaminophen-Codeine17 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 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): 99.2 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. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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: $307.06

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Providence Medical Technology, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shahin Etebar$307
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Sgmc Physician Network IncValdosta, GA

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

Shahin Etebar among 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia

Shahin Etebar, MD is one of 219 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% 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, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 153 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marc Goldman, M.D.Columbus, GA 319011174685192
  2. Michael Gorum, M.D.Columbus, GA 319011174685101
  3. Griffin Baum, M.D.Thomasville, GA 317921316236045
  4. Winston Clark, M.D.Thomasville, GA 317921265409064
  5. Gerald Kadis, M.D.Thomasville, GA 317921942388087
  6. Brian Russell, M.D.Thomasville, GA 317921396834271
  7. Kimberly Brown, M.D.Albany, GA 317071205829009
  8. Michel Pare, M.D.Albany, GA 317071912089533

Common questions

What is Shahin Etebar, MD's NPI number?

Shahin Etebar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194721308, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shahin Etebar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1538 13TH Ave Ste B300, Columbus, GA, 31901. Phone: (706) 321-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shahin Etebar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 89571, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shahin Etebar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shahin Etebar, MD had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Shahin Etebar, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 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.

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