Shams Zia, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Raleigh, NC
Shams Zia, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1407029044, issued on Apr 3, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2007-00720, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shams Zia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2007-00720 NC
135309 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3024 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610
- Phone
- (919) 350-7251
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090817000619); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shams Zia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2007-00720Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
349 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Potassium Citrate Er176 claims
- Allopurinol29 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
- Chlorthalidone16 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: $129.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Procept BioRobotics Corporation. 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
- Wakemed Specialists Group LLCGarner, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shams Zia among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Shams Zia, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
315 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Raleigh
They are 315 of the 16,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Raleigh, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Shams Zia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shams Zia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407029044, issued on Apr 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shams Zia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3024 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27610. Phone: (919) 350-7251. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shams Zia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2007-00720, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shams Zia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shams Zia, M.D. had 349 Medicare Part D claims for 100 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.