Shazia A. Arain, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC
Shazia A. Arain, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1871552257, issued on Mar 22, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200201551, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shazia A. Arain
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 200201551 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15825 Ballantyne Medical PL Ste 200, Charlotte, NC 28277
- Phone
- (704) 384-1925
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 384-1930
- Medicaid ID
- 89134VW NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100410000128); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shazia A. Arain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200201551Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,445 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium289 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium227 claims
- Meloxicam193 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate189 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium177 claims
- Gabapentin131 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
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shazia A. Arain among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Shazia A. Arain, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
536 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 536 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Shazia A. Arain, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shazia A. Arain, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871552257, issued on Mar 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shazia A. Arain, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15825 Ballantyne Medical PL Ste 200, Charlotte, NC, 28277. Phone: (704) 384-1925. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shazia A. Arain, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200201551, 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 Shazia A. Arain, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shazia A. Arain, M.D. had 4,445 Medicare Part D claims for 297 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.