Shams Zerin Tasnim, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Scranton, PA
Shams Zerin Tasnim, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1982221560, issued on Jun 30, 2020. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shams Zerin Tasnim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD61410686 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 S. Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18505
- Phone
- (570) 343-2383
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230801004658); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shams Zerin Tasnim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
151 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 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: $29.14
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Heartflow, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- South Sound Inpatient Physicians PLLCTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shams Zerin Tasnim among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Shams Zerin Tasnim, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania 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 Scranton
They are 129 of the 2,695 NPPES records with a practice address in Scranton, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Shams Zerin Tasnim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shams Zerin Tasnim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982221560, issued on Jun 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shams Zerin Tasnim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 S. Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA, 18505. Phone: (570) 343-2383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shams Zerin Tasnim, M.D.'s license?
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 Shams Zerin Tasnim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shams Zerin Tasnim, M.D. had 151 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.