Shelby Tam
Pharmacist · Chicago, IL
Shelby Tam is a pharmacist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1144938408, issued on Nov 7, 2022. Check the license (Illinois 051305157, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shelby Tam
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 051305157 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60614
- Phone
- (312) 642-4008
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2022
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shelby Tam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 051305157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
50 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix18 claims
- Arexvy15 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.
Shelby Tam among 9,744 pharmacist records in Illinois
Shelby Tam is one of 9,744 pharmacist records with a practice address in Illinois. 4% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 4% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,906 pharmacist records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,906 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 9,744 pharmacist records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Shelby Tam's NPI number?
Shelby Tam's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144938408, issued on Nov 7, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shelby Tam located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 N Wells St, Chicago, IL, 60614. Phone: (312) 642-4008. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shelby Tam's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 051305157, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shelby Tam prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shelby Tam had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.