NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tehniyat Shorish, M.D;

Hospitalist Physician · Visalia, CA

Tehniyat Shorish, M.D; is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1942615521, issued on Jun 23, 2014. Check the license (California A144638, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942615521
Name
Tehniyat Shorish
Credential
M.D;
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A144638 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA 93291
Phone
(559) 624-6999
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2014
Record last updated
Oct 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170628002788); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 400 W Mineral King Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ahmad Aboaziza, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1932442944
  2. Evelyn Abrami, D.O.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831892066
  3. Delaney Aguilar, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1598352510
  4. Mohammed Asfhan Ahmed, DOInternal Medicine Physician1588161483
  5. Peter Aijian, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1518978287
  6. Akram Al-Saber, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306784608

Verify Tehniyat Shorish in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

136 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Tehniyat Shorish136
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis15 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium11 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: $26.80

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tehniyat Shorish$26.80
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Superior Hospitalist Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Tehniyat Shorish among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Tehniyat Shorish, M.D; is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2014, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joel Asunto, MD, MSCVisalia, CA 932911346861671
  2. Matthew Kim, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911013449149
  3. Usha Mahat, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911043829567
  4. Niraj Patel, MDVisalia, CA 932911346506730
  5. Keivan Saeed, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911720413123
  6. Adnan Al Shaer, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011477790657
  7. Htun Aung, M.B.,B.S.Bakersfield, CA 933011255775326
  8. Taiba Kator Mulk, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933011154766822

Common questions

What is Tehniyat Shorish, M.D;'s NPI number?

Tehniyat Shorish, M.D;'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942615521, issued on Jun 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tehniyat Shorish, M.D; located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA, 93291. Phone: (559) 624-6999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tehniyat Shorish, M.D;'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A144638, 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 Tehniyat Shorish, M.D; prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tehniyat Shorish, M.D; had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.