NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician NPI 1588156608
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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician in La Jolla, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,580 in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
334
Medicare Part D claims · 58 beneficiaries · Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
85%
generic claims · 15% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$28.8K
43 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Wasiq Sheikh filed 334 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician in La Jolla, California, prescribing 85% generic.
- 334
- Part D claims, 2023
- 85%
- generic prescribing
- $28.8K
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥57th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Wasiq Sheikh
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1588156608), first enumerated 06/04/2018.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 334 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty; board certification not confirmed in federal records.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$28.8K in reported industry payments (43 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Wasiq Sheikh's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1588156608 · Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-NARROW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1588156608
- ENUM-RECENT 2018
- TAX-NARROW 1,580
- RX-LIGHT 334
- BOOK-THIN 132 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Isaac Yepes Moreno · 2018
Wasiq Sheikh's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
334 ≥ 57th percentile 57% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)
Wasiq Sheikh practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Wasiq Sheikh?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
334 79% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1588156608 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/04/2018 |
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Wasiq Sheikh. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$28.8K
Largest payer
Abbott Laboratories
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Wasiq Sheikh. To verify Wasiq Sheikh's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Wasiq Sheikh - brand share 15.0%
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician average
15% brand-name claims vs 85% generic, on 334 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
334
Total Claims
$56K
Total Drug Cost
58
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 600
- Total Day Supply
- 17,635
- Brand vs Generic
- 15% brand / 85% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $51K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $5K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.69
- Gender Split
- 48% female / 52% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Wasiq Sheikh prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Metoprolol Succinate
Metoprolol Succinate
47 claims
- Eliquis
Eliquis
27 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
26 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
25 claims
- Furosemide
Furosemide
24 claims
- Carvedilol
Carvedilol
21 claims
- Spironolactone
Spironolactone
20 claims
- Entresto 14
Entresto
14 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate | 47 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 27 |
| Lisinopril | 26 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 25 |
| Furosemide | 24 |
| Carvedilol | 21 |
| Spironolactone | 20 |
| Entresto Sacubitril/Valsartan | 14 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 13 |
| Warfarin Sodium | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician Overview
How Wasiq Sheikh fits within the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician landscape nationally.
1,580
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician Providers in US
52
States with Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
1,596
Avg Claims per Provider
Wasiq Sheikh's 334 claims are below the specialty average of 1,596.
Nationwide Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Sheikh, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2018)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sheikh.
One of 132 Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Edward Abdullah
M.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Jamil Aboulhosn
MD
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Firas Ajam
MD
Watsonville, CA
Dr. Christine Albert
M.D., M.P.H.
West Hollywood, CA
Dr. Pierre Aoukar
MD
San Diego, CA
Compare Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Wasiq Sheikh's specialty? ▼
Wasiq Sheikh specializes in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician and practices in La Jolla, California.
How much does Wasiq Sheikh prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Wasiq Sheikh wrote 334 Medicare Part D claims totaling $56K in drug costs for 58 beneficiaries.
Where is Wasiq Sheikh located? ▼
Wasiq Sheikh is located at 9434 MEDICAL CENTER DR, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 657-8530.
What is Wasiq Sheikh's NPI number? ▼
Wasiq Sheikh's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588156608, issued on 06/04/2018.
Does Wasiq Sheikh prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Wasiq Sheikh's prescribing is 15% brand-name and 85% generic drugs by claim count, with $51K in brand drug costs.
How many Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,580 Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician provider writes 1,596 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Wasiq Sheikh prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Wasiq Sheikh's most frequently prescribed drugs include Metoprolol Succinate, Eliquis, Lisinopril. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Wasiq Sheikh accept Medicare? ▼
Wasiq Sheikh appears in CMS Medicare data with 334 Part D claims and 58 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Wasiq Sheikh's credentials? ▼
Wasiq Sheikh's NPI is 1588156608. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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