Syed Amir Shah, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Syed Amir Shah, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1851330070, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 11824R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Syed Amir Shah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 11824R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4200 Nelson RD, Lake Charles, LA 70605
- Phone
- (337) 474-7289
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1683213 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050714000698); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4200 Nelson RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Syed Amir Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11824RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
502 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 128 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen71 claims
- Tramadol Hcl54 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium30 claims
- Meloxicam27 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl26 claims
- Alprazolam24 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
- Calcasieu Cameron Emergency Physician Group LLCSulphur, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Syed Amir Shah among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana
Syed Amir Shah, MD is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,000 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bolarinwa Akanbi, MDLake Charles, LA 706051891749974
- Stephen Booker, MDLake Charles, LA 706051497841233
- Ross Hardy, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051881031029
- Kyle James, MDLake Charles, LA 706051194764464
- Melvin Marque, MDLake Charles, LA 706051063404747
- Dalmacio Paraguya, MDLake Charles, LA 706051962592493
- Jane Smeck, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051356448138
- Charles Speights, MDLake Charles, LA 706051821037383
Common questions
What is Syed Amir Shah, MD's NPI number?
Syed Amir Shah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851330070, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Syed Amir Shah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4200 Nelson RD, Lake Charles, LA, 70605. Phone: (337) 474-7289. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Syed Amir Shah, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 11824R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Syed Amir Shah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Syed Amir Shah, MD had 502 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.