Shanawar Alam, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Portsmouth, OH
Shanawar Alam, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Portsmouth, Ohio, and NPI 1659465516, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35.133444, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shanawar Alam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 35.133444 OH
K3965 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1735 27TH St Ste 302, Portsmouth, OH 45662
- Phone
- (740) 356-8425
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (740) 353-8590
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190218000479); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1735 27TH St Ste 302
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cindy Hammond, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1871832485
Verify Shanawar Alam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.133444Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
246 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam39 claims
- Risperidone28 claims
- Bupropion Xl15 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate15 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl13 claims
- Lamotrigine13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Shahla Ali MD PAAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shanawar Alam among 1,587 psychiatry physician records in Ohio
Shanawar Alam, M.D. is one of 1,587 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 70% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 775 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Ohio
There are 1,587 psychiatry physician records in Ohio.
All 1,587 in Ohio → Every provider in Portsmouth → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Helm, M.D.Portsmouth, OH 456621487756920
- Janell Ison, D.O.Portsmouth, OH 456621508204728
- Hong Kang, MDPortsmouth, OH 456621073532966
- Dhashaini Nadarajah, M.D.Portsmouth, OH 456621043572860
- Kendall Stewart, M.D.Portsmouth, OH 456621215014550
- Olivetta Uradu, MDPortsmouth, OH 456621659830891
- Christopher Wright, D.O.Portsmouth, OH 456621669748489
- Stephen Brown, M.D.Ironton, OH 456381992022214
Common questions
What is Shanawar Alam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shanawar Alam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659465516, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shanawar Alam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1735 27TH St Ste 302, Portsmouth, OH, 45662. Phone: (740) 356-8425. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shanawar Alam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.133444, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shanawar Alam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shanawar Alam, M.D. had 246 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.