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2026 NPPES data Neurology Physician NPI 1508867300 M.D.
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Syed Shah, M.D.

Neurology Physician in Centralia, Illinois.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 20,467 in Neurology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
8K
Medicare Part D claims · 739 beneficiaries · Neurology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
90%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
97/100
▲ 13 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$1.2K
55 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Syed Shah, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 97/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 8,053 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

97/100
MIPS score · +13 vs avg
8K
Part D claims, 2024
90%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Syed Shah, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1508867300), first enumerated 08/03/2005.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 8,053 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 97/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $1.2K in reported industry payments (55 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Illinois statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Syed Shah, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: IDFPR annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1508867300 · Neurology Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1508867300
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2005
  • TAX-MID 20K Neurology Physician
  • MIPS-ELITE 97/100
  • RX-MID 8,053
  • BOOK-LIGHT 890 in Illinois
  • PHOTO-FINISH Shabbir Abbasi, M.D. · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Syed Shah, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

97 ≥ 82nd percentile 82% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Syed Shah, M.D. sits

This provider among neurology physician peers

Across the 5,099 neurology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Syed Shah, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 99% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 82% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.148.372.496.6Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Syed Shah, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 99 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one neurology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Syed Shah, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Syed Shah, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Syed Shah, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 08/03/2005

NPI 1508867300

Primary specialty

Neurology Physician

Mid-sized

20,467 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

8,053 6× vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,356

MIPS final score

97/100 13.5 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Illinois

How Neurology Physician compares to other specialties among Illinois providers

Illinois providers
Clinical Social Worker5.2%Physical Therapist4.9%Mental Health Counselor4.5%Speech-Language Pathologist4.2%Student in an Organized Heal…4.1%Pharmacist4.1%Neurology Physician0.4%
Largest specialties in Illinois (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Syed Shah, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Neurology Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
97/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%97%
MIPS final score (Neurology Physician) - 97/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

1007 ML KING DR
Centralia, IL 62801
(618) 533-9577

Provider Details

NPI 1508867300
Specialty Neurology Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 08/03/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

96.9867
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
83.8976
Quality
80.004
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Syed Shah, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Good Samaritan Regional Health Center
Mount Vernon, IL
St Marys Hospital Centralia Illinois
Centralia, IL

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Syed Shah, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$1.2K

Largest payer

JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Syed Shah, M.D.. To verify Syed Shah, M.D.'s current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases

IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Syed Shah, M.D. - brand share 9.0%
Neurology Physician average

9% brand-name claims vs 90% generic, on 8,053 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

8,053
Total Claims
$1.3M
Total Drug Cost
739
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
13,428.867
Total Day Supply
384,854
Brand vs Generic
9% brand / 90% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$1.1M
Generic Drug Cost
$253K
Opioid Claims
58 (0.7% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
74

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
69.7 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.97
Gender Split
60% female / 40% male
Age Distribution
<65: 197, 65-74: 260, 75-84: 203, 85+: 79

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Syed Shah, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Zonisamide
 383
Levetiracetam
 363
Carbidopa-Levodopa
Carbidopa/Levodopa
357
Lamotrigine
 339
Gabapentin
 300
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
278
Memantine Hcl
 225
Duloxetine Hcl
 216
Phenytoin Sodium Extended
 207
Sertraline Hcl
 188

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Neurology Physician in IL → All providers in Illinois → Compare specialties →

Neurology Physician Overview

How Syed Shah, M.D. fits within the Neurology Physician landscape nationally.

20,467
Neurology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Neurology Physician
1,356
Avg Claims per Provider

Syed Shah, M.D.'s 8,053 claims are above the specialty average of 1,356.

Nationwide Neurology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Shah, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (97 here).

Shabbir Abbasi 97 MA Pegah Afra 97 MA Rani Athreya 97 MA Isabelita Bella 97 MA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Robert Fallis Nashville, TN Riaz Janjua Cumberland, MD Jose Pozo Port St Lucie, FL William Wiggins Doylestown, PA

Nearby Neurology Physician Providers in Illinois

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Shah.

One of 890 Neurology Physician providers enrolled in Illinois, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Hossam Abdelsalam
M.D.
Springfield, IL
Dr. Amro Abu Shanab
MD
Springfield, IL
Dr. Jayant Acharya
MD
Springfield, IL
Dr. Kabiyadi Acharya
M.D.
Springfield, IL
Maham Adeeb
Springfield, IL

Compare Neurology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Syed Shah, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Syed Shah, M.D. specializes in Neurology Physician and practices in Centralia, Illinois. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Syed Shah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Syed Shah, M.D. wrote 8,053 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.3M in drug costs for 739 beneficiaries.
What is Syed Shah, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Syed Shah, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 97/100 (Quality: 83.9, Cost: 80). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Syed Shah, M.D. located? ▼
Syed Shah, M.D. is located at 1007 ML KING DR, Centralia, IL, 62801. Phone: (618) 533-9577.
What is Syed Shah, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Syed Shah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508867300, issued on 08/03/2005.
Does Syed Shah, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Syed Shah, M.D.'s prescribing is 9% brand-name and 90% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.1M in brand drug costs.
Does Syed Shah, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Syed Shah, M.D. had 58 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.7%.
How many Neurology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 20,467 Neurology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Neurology Physician provider writes 1,356 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Syed Shah, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Syed Shah, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Zonisamide, Levetiracetam, Carbidopa-Levodopa. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Syed Shah, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Syed Shah, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 8,053 Part D claims and 739 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Syed Shah, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Syed Shah, M.D.'s NPI is 1508867300 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.