Shamsul Alam, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Bentonville, AR
Shamsul Alam, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Bentonville, Arkansas, and NPI 1912953373, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E4954, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shamsul Alam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- E4954 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2618 SE J St, Bentonville, AR 72712
- Phone
- (479) 271-9393
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 271-0141
- Medicaid IDs
- 200277530A OK
168252001 AR
A68252001 AR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070323000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2618 SE J St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shamsul Alam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E4954Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,349 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate227 claims
- Losartan Potassium224 claims
- Calcium Acetate201 claims
- Prosol158 claims
- Furosemide152 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl149 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.9 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: $214.08
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cardinal Health 108 LLC. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Shamsul Alam MD PABentonville, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shamsul Alam among 92 nephrology physician records in Arkansas
Shamsul Alam, M.D. is one of 92 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 70 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 92 nephrology physician records in Arkansas.
All 92 in Arkansas → Every provider in Bentonville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Umbar Ghaffar, M.D.Springdale, AR 727621194909325
- David Henderson, M.D.Springdale, AR 727621356873665
- John Hey, MDSpringdale, AR 727621205862141
- Michael Moulton, MDSpringdale, AR 727621558397489
- Avin Rekhi, M.D.Springdale, AR 727621619959228
- John Wu, M.D.Springdale, AR 727621700852399
- Fred Smardo, MDSpringdale, AR 727641679505408
- Grant Mathews, MDMountain Home, AR 726531689898843
Common questions
What is Shamsul Alam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shamsul Alam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912953373, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shamsul Alam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2618 SE J St, Bentonville, AR, 72712. Phone: (479) 271-9393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shamsul Alam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E4954, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shamsul Alam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shamsul Alam, M.D. had 2,349 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shamsul Alam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.