NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shamsher Singh Ahluwalia, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Gastonia, NC

Shamsher Singh Ahluwalia, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1497943286, issued on Oct 5, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-00530, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497943286
Name
Shamsher Singh Ahluwalia
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
2009-00530 NC
D0104141 MD
249480-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1337 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone
(704) 865-3848
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 26, 2025
Fax
(704) 854-3086
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250728000066); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1337 E Garrison Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Funmilola Akingbala, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1679085872
  2. Mariah Andrews, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720515356
  3. Alisha Begrin, LCSWClinical Social Worker1457912073
  4. Melissa Benson, LCSW, LCASClinical Social Worker1609074111
  5. Jacqueline Brown, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1639721269
  6. Stacey Christensen, LCSWClinical Social Worker1396441747

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

409 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Shamsher Ahluwalia409
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl35 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate27 claims
  3. Aripiprazole22 claims
  4. Olanzapine22 claims
  5. Hydroxyzine Pamoate16 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium16 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: $57.81

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shamsher Ahluwalia$57.81
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Shamsher Singh Ahluwalia among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

Shamsher Singh Ahluwalia, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abimbola Akanji, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541598778946
  2. John Brodston, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541861833485
  3. Alexi Ellington Webb, MDGastonia, NC 280541932606555
  4. Anoop Kalia, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541982691663
  5. Michele Kerbow, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541972603298
  6. Hazel Maston, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541659647709
  7. Vladimir Milstein, MDGastonia, NC 280541851304455
  8. Kishore Nagaraja, MDGastonia, NC 280541871053314

Common questions

What is Shamsher Singh Ahluwalia, MD's NPI number?

Shamsher Singh Ahluwalia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497943286, issued on Oct 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shamsher Singh Ahluwalia, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1337 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 865-3848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shamsher Singh Ahluwalia, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-00530, 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 Shamsher Singh Ahluwalia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shamsher Singh Ahluwalia, MD had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.