NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Houston, TX

Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1497742746, issued on Oct 3, 2005. Check the license (Texas M8998, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497742746
Name
Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
M8998 TX
50460 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20171 Chasewood Park Dr, Houston, TX 77070
Phone
(713) 798-3111
Enumerated
Oct 3, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
34909600 WI
4261578 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111205000734); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 20171 Chasewood Park Dr

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

  1. Sai Padmaja Achanta, P.A.Physician Assistant1720096498
  2. Homaira Ahmed, M.DHospitalist Physician1609139369
  3. Jiten Bhula, MDHospitalist Physician1457771081
  4. Jeffrey Brady, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1922411081
  5. Amy Ciborowski, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1669489704
  6. Bethany Culver, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1033407374

Verify Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Syed Saleem Shamsee30
  2. Specialty average521

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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Omobolanle Adeyekun, MDHouston, TX 770701649421934
  2. Shawn Davis, MDHouston, TX 770701750463105
  3. Jean Luc Sime Fotso, M.DHouston, TX 770701770895542
  4. Marcus Harris, M.D.Houston, TX 770701982837464
  5. Kristie Moss, M.D.Houston, TX 770701598926297
  6. Sanjay Pallegar, M.D.Houston, TX 770701780623629
  7. Masroor Rahmani, M.D.Houston, TX 770701144519687
  8. Rajeev Ramadugu, M.B.B.SHouston, TX 770701235243379

Common questions

What is Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee, MD's NPI number?

Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497742746, issued on Oct 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20171 Chasewood Park Dr, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (713) 798-3111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M8998, 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 Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee, MD had 30 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Syed Saleem Iqbal-Ahmed Shamsee, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.