Shahzad Hussain, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Lakewood, NJ
Shahzad Hussain, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Lakewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1982795191, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shahzad Hussain
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- Practice location
- 101 Prospect Street, Lakewood, NJ 08701
- Phone
- (732) 370-7711
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 370-6519
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040910000204); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 Prospect Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shahzad Hussain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
4,705 Medicare Part D claims for 675 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 225 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone1,194 claims
- Methotrexate758 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate198 claims
- Alendronate Sodium193 claims
- Pregabalin171 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick162 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,100.00
72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Garden State Medical Center, LLCWhiting, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shahzad Hussain among 253 rheumatology physician records in New Jersey
Shahzad Hussain, MD is one of 253 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 190 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 253 rheumatology physician records in New Jersey.
All 253 in New Jersey → Every provider in Lakewood → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Janet Krommes, M.D.Hamilton, NJ 086901659398675
- Neha Patel, M.D.Hamilton, NJ 086901740519859
- Mutahir Abidi, M.D.Brick, NJ 087241598780033
- Carrie Edelman, M.D.Wall, NJ 087361821061110
- Scott Blumberg, M.D.Toms River, NJ 087531104897339
- Humaira Adenwalla, M.D.Lawrenceville, NJ 086481043474349
- Gina Delgiudice, M.D.Lawrenceville, NJ 086481447292321
- Michael Froncek, M.D.Lawrenceville, NJ 086481386687713
Common questions
What is Shahzad Hussain, MD's NPI number?
Shahzad Hussain, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982795191, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shahzad Hussain, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Prospect Street, Lakewood, NJ, 08701. Phone: (732) 370-7711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shahzad Hussain, MD's license?
Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shahzad Hussain, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shahzad Hussain, MD had 4,705 Medicare Part D claims for 675 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shahzad Hussain, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.