NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sima Lina Shahbandar, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Lubbock, TX

Sima Lina Shahbandar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1023631876, issued on May 27, 2020. Check the license (Texas 48162, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023631876
Name
Sima Lina Shahbandar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
48162 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3601 4TH St # MS 9410, Lubbock, TX 79430
Phone
(806) 743-6840
Enumerated
May 27, 2020
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3601 4TH St # MS 9410

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Firas AshourStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821776683
  2. Brandon Chong, MDInternal Medicine Physician1790426351
  3. Christopher Crist, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1598051856
  4. Samuel Edwards, MDInternal Medicine Physician1255852505
  5. Emadeldeen Elgwairi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447816343
  6. Declan KirkOphthalmology Physician1487277224

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

132 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Sima Shahbandar132
  2. Specialty average3,176

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: $121.45

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.

  1. Sima Shahbandar$121.45
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Sima Lina Shahbandar among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Sima Lina Shahbandar, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2020, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

116 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lubbock

They are 116 of the 5,735 NPPES records with a practice address in Lubbock, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kimberly Bethune, MDLubbock, TX 794301063551067
  2. Lynn Bickley, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301841288180
  3. Dolores Buscemi, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301841288099
  4. Lauren Cobbs, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301053370684
  5. David Edwards, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301811195472
  6. Swetha Gadwala, MDLubbock, TX 794301871855544
  7. Luisa Marin, MDLubbock, TX 794301316941107
  8. Teddy Mitchell, MDLubbock, TX 794301295894830

Common questions

What is Sima Lina Shahbandar, MD's NPI number?

Sima Lina Shahbandar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023631876, issued on May 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sima Lina Shahbandar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 4TH St # MS 9410, Lubbock, TX, 79430. Phone: (806) 743-6840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sima Lina Shahbandar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 48162, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sima Lina Shahbandar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sima Lina Shahbandar, MD had 132 Medicare Part D claims for 32 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.