Shams Ul Islam, DMD
Dentist · Washington, DC
Shams Ul Islam, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1598326407, issued on Jun 23, 2019. Check the license with the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shams Ul Islam
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 16959 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2802 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC 20018
- Phone
- (202) 269-3387
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2802 Rhode Island Ave NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shams Ul Islam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich District of Columbia board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin30 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate28 claims
- Ibuprofen24 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: $19.61
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Shams Ul Islam among 355 dentist records in District of Columbia
Shams Ul Islam, DMD is one of 355 dentist records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 54% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
346 dentist records list a practice address in Washington
They are 346 of the 45,857 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 355 dentist records in District of Columbia.
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Common questions
What is Shams Ul Islam, DMD's NPI number?
Shams Ul Islam, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598326407, issued on Jun 23, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shams Ul Islam, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2802 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC, 20018. Phone: (202) 269-3387. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shams Ul Islam, DMD's license?
Search the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shams Ul Islam, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shams Ul Islam, DMD had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.