Tarek H. Shahbandar, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Merrillville, IN
Tarek H. Shahbandar, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1922007749, issued on Jul 14, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01058916A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tarek H. Shahbandar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 01058916A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8687 Connecticut St, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 750-9630
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 750-9451
- Medicaid ID
- 200489820A IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040924000202); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8687 Connecticut St
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Verify Tarek H. Shahbandar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01058916ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
3,734 Medicare Part D claims for 471 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 2,052 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen763 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen615 claims
- Gabapentin343 claims
- Pregabalin250 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl191 claims
- Tramadol Hcl175 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,469.83
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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 2 group practices
- Centers For Pain Control, IncMerrillville, IN
- The Methodist Hospitals IncMerrillville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tarek H. Shahbandar among 86 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Indiana
Tarek H. Shahbandar, M.D. is one of 86 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Indiana
There are 86 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Indiana.
All 86 in Indiana → Every provider in Merrillville → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adrian Sonevytsky, M.D.Schererville, IN 463751780990671
- Sheel Patel, M.D.Portage, IN 463681558657346
- Jamil Ahmed, M.D.Michigan City, IN 463601841290038
- Syed Quadri, D.O.Michigan City, IN 463601992926307
- Shaan Khan, M.D.La Porte, IN 463501629488002
- Chetan Puranik, MDLa Porte, IN 463501760532741
- Behzad Aalaei, M.D.Highland, IN 463221972698413
- Vijay Gupta, M.D.Munster, IN 463211740289313
Common questions
What is Tarek H. Shahbandar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tarek H. Shahbandar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922007749, issued on Jul 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tarek H. Shahbandar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8687 Connecticut St, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 750-9630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tarek H. Shahbandar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01058916A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tarek H. Shahbandar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tarek H. Shahbandar, M.D. had 3,734 Medicare Part D claims for 471 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tarek H. Shahbandar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.