Shahram Shafi, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Shahram Shafi, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1952840746, issued on Feb 14, 2017. Check the license (California A170899, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shahram Shafi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A170899 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1187 Coast Village RD Ste 10A, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
- Phone
- (805) 565-0020
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210104000347); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shahram Shafi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A170899Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,742 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium187 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium140 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium120 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate93 claims
- Alprazolam58 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl51 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): 86.1 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
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shahram Shafi among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Shahram Shafi, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
129 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Barbara
They are 129 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Shahram Shafi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shahram Shafi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952840746, issued on Feb 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shahram Shafi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1187 Coast Village RD Ste 10A, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108. Phone: (805) 565-0020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shahram Shafi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A170899, 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 Shahram Shafi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shahram Shafi, M.D. had 1,742 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shahram Shafi, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.