Shamim Akhtar Imam, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Herndon, VA
Shamim Akhtar Imam, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Herndon, Virginia, and NPI 1265513550, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101046800, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shamim Akhtar Imam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0101046800 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 504 Elden St # 3, Herndon, VA 20170
- Phone
- (703) 471-0800
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (703) 471-1332
- Medicaid ID
- 005611377 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070319000214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shamim Akhtar Imam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101046800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,097 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium257 claims
- Metformin Hcl170 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium133 claims
- Alendronate Sodium117 claims
- Lisinopril102 claims
- Losartan Potassium86 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.
Shamim Akhtar Imam among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia
Shamim Akhtar Imam, M.D. is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Herndon
They are 27 of the 943 NPPES records with a practice address in Herndon, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Shamim Akhtar Imam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shamim Akhtar Imam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265513550, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shamim Akhtar Imam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 504 Elden St # 3, Herndon, VA, 20170. Phone: (703) 471-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shamim Akhtar Imam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101046800, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shamim Akhtar Imam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shamim Akhtar Imam, M.D. had 2,097 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.