Tasneem F. Shamim, M.D
Ophthalmology Physician · Somerset, NJ
Tasneem F. Shamim, M.D is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Somerset, New Jersey, and NPI 1518987791, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA41521, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tasneem F. Shamim
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MA41521 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1283 Route 27, Somerset, NJ 08873
- Phone
- (732) 745-4844
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 545-3423
- Medicaid ID
- 2066301 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090122000553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tasneem F. Shamim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA41521Check 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 ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,182 Medicare Part D claims for 559 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost704 claims
- Lumigan292 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate254 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl207 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol200 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine194 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $329.86
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Tasneem F Shamim MD, L.L.CSomerset, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tasneem F. Shamim among 631 ophthalmology physician records in New Jersey
Tasneem F. Shamim, M.D is one of 631 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 85% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1993 among the 454 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 631 ophthalmology physician records in New Jersey.
All 631 in New Jersey → Every provider in Somerset → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Angrist, MDSomerset, NJ 088731063441756
- Roopinder Grewal, M.D.Somerset, NJ 088731740327527
- Bryan Abessi, M.D.Branchburg, NJ 088761104184621
- Eileen Conti, MDBranchburg, NJ 088761083684567
- Joseph Kaspareck, MDSomerville, NJ 088761285615989
- Henry Nagelberg, M.D.Branchburg, NJ 088761952307969
- Kenette Sohmer, M.D.Branchburg, NJ 088761700840204
- Susan Cooley, M.D.Phillipsburg, NJ 088651457321705
Common questions
What is Tasneem F. Shamim, M.D's NPI number?
Tasneem F. Shamim, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518987791, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tasneem F. Shamim, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1283 Route 27, Somerset, NJ, 08873. Phone: (732) 745-4844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tasneem F. Shamim, M.D's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA41521, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tasneem F. Shamim, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tasneem F. Shamim, M.D had 3,182 Medicare Part D claims for 559 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tasneem F. Shamim, 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.