Shanjin Cao, MD, PHD
Internal Medicine Physician · Fall River, MA
Shanjin Cao, MD, PHD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fall River, Massachusetts, and NPI 1497012603, issued on Apr 12, 2012. Check the license (Massachusetts 258631, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shanjin Cao
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 258631 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 277 Pleasant St FL 4, Fall River, MA 02721
- Phone
- (508) 676-3292
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (508) 672-2836
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140924000137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shanjin Cao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 258631Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
557 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa36 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil22 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl21 claims
- Potassium Chloride21 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: $102.03
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mylan Specialty L.P. 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
- Prima Care, PCFall River, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shanjin Cao among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Shanjin Cao, MD, PHD is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
62 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fall River
They are 62 of the 3,032 NPPES records with a practice address in Fall River, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Shanjin Cao, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Shanjin Cao, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497012603, issued on Apr 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shanjin Cao, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 277 Pleasant St FL 4, Fall River, MA, 02721. Phone: (508) 676-3292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shanjin Cao, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 258631, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shanjin Cao, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shanjin Cao, MD, PHD had 557 Medicare Part D claims for 236 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.