Taher A. Shams
General Practice Physician · Yucaipa, CA
Taher A. Shams is a general practice physician with a practice address in Yucaipa, California, and NPI 1508934415, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (California A41410, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taher A. Shams
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- A41410 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34845 Yucaipa Blvd.,, Yucaipa, CA 92399
- Phone
- (909) 480-5691
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (909) 790-5878
- Medicaid ID
- 00A414100 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Taher A. Shams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A41410Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
550 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium36 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa31 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate30 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate29 claims
- Lisinopril28 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium22 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.
Taher A. Shams among 1,956 general practice physician records in California
Taher A. Shams is one of 1,956 general practice physician records with a practice address in California. 48% 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, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 27% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Taher A. Shams's NPI number?
Taher A. Shams's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508934415, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taher A. Shams located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34845 Yucaipa Blvd.,, Yucaipa, CA, 92399. Phone: (909) 480-5691. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taher A. Shams's license?
NPPES lists California license number A41410, 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 Taher A. Shams prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taher A. Shams had 550 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.