NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vishal Michael Shah, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Sugar Land, TX

Vishal Michael Shah, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1134280126, issued on Dec 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas M2803, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134280126
Name
Vishal Michael Shah
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
M2803 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15035 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, TX 77478
Phone
(713) 486-7080
Enumerated
Dec 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 27, 2022
Medicaid IDs
200637101 TX
200637105 TX
200637102 TX
200637103 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070509000605); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2002
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

342 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 119 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vishal Shah342
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen95 claims
  2. Celecoxib66 claims
  3. Meloxicam62 claims
  4. Gabapentin60 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl13 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score79.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $124.96

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vishal Shah$125
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. UT PhysiciansSugar Land, TX

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

Vishal Michael Shah among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Vishal Michael Shah, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen De Young, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781316944150
  2. Marshall Frumin, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781750389508
  3. Eddie Matsu, MDSugar Land, TX 774781831187889
  4. Scott Orth, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781487651139
  5. Thomas Parr, M.D,Sugar Land, TX 774781134250756
  6. Pooja PrabhakarSugar Land, TX 774781043772148
  7. Wayne Alani, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791093708745
  8. Chittur Ananthakrishnan, M.DSugar Land, TX 774791487782355

Common questions

What is Vishal Michael Shah, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vishal Michael Shah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134280126, issued on Dec 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vishal Michael Shah, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15035 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, TX, 77478. Phone: (713) 486-7080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vishal Michael Shah, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M2803, 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 Vishal Michael Shah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vishal Michael Shah, M.D. had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vishal Michael Shah, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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