NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Bihshing Shay, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Victoria, TX

William Bihshing Shay, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Victoria, Texas, and NPI 1922042639, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Texas J5589, 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
1922042639
Name
William Bihshing Shay
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
J5589 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2710 Hospital Dr, Victoria, TX 77901
Phone
(361) 582-5789
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(361) 582-5779
Medicaid ID
096749901 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061113000539); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1992
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 2710 Hospital Dr

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

  1. Robin Adams, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1992815070
  2. Andrea Castilla, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1487905030
  3. Theodore Coonrod, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1689746083
  4. Jorge Diaz, MDSpecialist1306817804
  5. Fabian Espinosa, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922028224
  6. Joanne Guerra, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1134672215

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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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  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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,991 Medicare Part D claims for 495 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 225 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Shay8,991
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium402 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium401 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate349 claims
  4. Lisinopril285 claims
  5. Simvastatin249 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate247 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%25.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%77.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $887.20

48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Shay$887.20
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

William Bihshing Shay among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

William Bihshing Shay, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 6,088 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

20 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Victoria

They are 20 of the 1,105 NPPES records with a practice address in Victoria, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shah Afridi, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011912919952
  2. Sanjeev Bhatia, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011275513491
  3. Ana Delgado, MDVictoria, TX 779011194806950
  4. Fabian Espinosa, MDVictoria, TX 779011922028224
  5. Russell Hohlt, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011497988109
  6. Arun Jain, MDVictoria, TX 779011235246752
  7. Mehran Nezhad, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011881658334
  8. Irfan Qureshi, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011144510074

Common questions

What is William Bihshing Shay, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Bihshing Shay, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922042639, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Bihshing Shay, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2710 Hospital Dr, Victoria, TX, 77901. Phone: (361) 582-5789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Bihshing Shay, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J5589, 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 William Bihshing Shay, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Bihshing Shay, M.D. had 8,991 Medicare Part D claims for 495 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Bihshing Shay, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 of 100. 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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