Shamsuddin Khwaja, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Fresno, CA
Shamsuddin Khwaja, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1679570527, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (California A85907, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shamsuddin Khwaja
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- A85907 CA
L3718 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 435-3740
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Shamsuddin Khwaja in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A85907Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
456 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 2,088 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate90 claims
- Furosemide58 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate33 claims
- Clopidogrel31 claims
- Warfarin Sodium29 claims
- Eliquis28 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.
The Medicare quality score for 2023: 16.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $39,516.95
34 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 3,143 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,214.59 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Adventist Health Physicians NetworkBakersfield, CA
- Shamsuddin Khwaja M D IncClovis, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
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- Palash Aiyer, MDSan Francisco, CA1649832213
- Akbarshakh Akhmerov, MDWest Hollywood, CA1215464276
- Talal Al-Atassi, MD, CM, MPH, FRCSCLos Angeles, CA1871985309
- Mir Ali, MDSan Bernardino, CA1831301647
- Abdulaziz Alkhaldi, MDStanford, CA1366475188
- Bradley Allen, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1750309522
Common questions
What is Shamsuddin Khwaja, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shamsuddin Khwaja, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679570527, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shamsuddin Khwaja, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 435-3740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shamsuddin Khwaja, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A85907, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shamsuddin Khwaja, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shamsuddin Khwaja, M.D. had 456 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 119. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shamsuddin Khwaja, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 16.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.