Sona Shah, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chula Vista, CA
Sona Shah, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1750943403, issued on Jul 2, 2019. Check the license (California A181585, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sona Shah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A181585 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 311 Del Mar Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
- Phone
- (619) 427-3355
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2024
- Fax
- (619) 427-0955
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230713000524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sona Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A181585Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
285 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate53 claims
- Restasis29 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol25 claims
- Latanoprost23 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate20 claims
- Ofloxacin16 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: $2,150.86
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Institute OF California Medical Group IncChula Vista, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sona Shah among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Sona Shah, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Castillejos, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101558446401
- Alexandra Castillejos Ellenthal, MDChula Vista, CA 919101144780933
- Gayle Howard, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101306872411
- Gary Jacobs, MDChula Vista, CA 919101992772552
- Jessica Maslin, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101154684553
- Robert Penner, MDChula Vista, CA 919101982671541
Common questions
What is Sona Shah, MD's NPI number?
Sona Shah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750943403, issued on Jul 2, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sona Shah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 311 Del Mar Ave, Chula Vista, CA, 91910. Phone: (619) 427-3355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sona Shah, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A181585, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sona Shah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sona Shah, MD had 285 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.