Shaista Alam, MD
Neurology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Shaista Alam, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1700149895, issued on Jun 22, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD457769, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shaista Alam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- MD457769 PA
MT202598 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 909 Walnut St FL 2, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Phone
- (215) 955-7952
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 503-7007
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171128001672); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 909 Walnut St FL 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shaista Alam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD457769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
453 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium128 claims
- Clopidogrel61 claims
- Levetiracetam41 claims
- Gabapentin33 claims
- Eliquis24 claims
- Brilinta18 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: $71.16
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Jefferson University PhysiciansPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shaista Alam among 1,077 neurology physician records in Pennsylvania
Shaista Alam, MD is one of 1,077 neurology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,077 neurology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Olga Katz, M.D., PH.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071427050913
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- Carol Lippa, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071083664965
Common questions
What is Shaista Alam, MD's NPI number?
Shaista Alam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700149895, issued on Jun 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shaista Alam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 Walnut St FL 2, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. Phone: (215) 955-7952. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shaista Alam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD457769, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shaista Alam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shaista Alam, MD had 453 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.