Tara H. Shani, M.D
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Tara H. Shani, M.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1588650238, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (Texas F2920, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara H. Shani
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- F2920 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1631 North Loop W, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 880-1183
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 880-4288
- Medicaid ID
- 034912801 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100910000711); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara H. Shani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F2920Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,090 Medicare Part D claims for 788 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 71 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium795 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate508 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium360 claims
- Gabapentin342 claims
- Metformin Hcl325 claims
- Losartan Potassium314 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: $726.97
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Villagemd OF Southeast Texas PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara H. Shani among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Tara H. Shani, M.D is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Tara H. Shani, M.D's NPI number?
Tara H. Shani, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588650238, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara H. Shani, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1631 North Loop W, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 880-1183. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara H. Shani, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F2920, 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 Tara H. Shani, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara H. Shani, M.D had 11,090 Medicare Part D claims for 788 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.