Zaher Al-Shallah, MD
Nephrology Physician · Germantown, TN
Zaher Al-Shallah, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Germantown, Tennessee, and NPI 1356399117, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 46930, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zaher Al-Shallah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 46930 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7710 Wolf River Cir, Germantown, TN 38138
- Phone
- (901) 888-4144
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2023
- Medicaid IDs
- 1524056 TN
03955596 MS
189825001 AR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110519000786); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7710 Wolf River Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ellen Eisen, LCSWClinical Social Worker1003142670
Verify Zaher Al-Shallah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 46930Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,905 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate117 claims
- Furosemide99 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl91 claims
- Nifedipine Er85 claims
- Velphoro79 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium68 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: $682.47
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Zaher Al-Shallah among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee
Zaher Al-Shallah, MD is one of 266 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.
All 266 in Tennessee → Every provider in Germantown → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lynn Ebaugh, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381568559862
- John Morris, MDMemphis, TN 381381235185315
- Justin Yancey, D.O.Germantown, TN 381381013390467
- William Bastnagel, MDMemphis, TN 381321558328161
- Kim Huch, MDMemphis, TN 381321780641266
- Mark Abi Nader, M.D.Memphis, TN 381281841538147
- Vijaya Kumar Gorantla, M.DMemphis, TN 381281679839666
- Minesh Pathak, M.D.Memphis, TN 381281821299512
Common questions
What is Zaher Al-Shallah, MD's NPI number?
Zaher Al-Shallah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356399117, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zaher Al-Shallah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7710 Wolf River Cir, Germantown, TN, 38138. Phone: (901) 888-4144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zaher Al-Shallah, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 46930, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zaher Al-Shallah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zaher Al-Shallah, MD had 1,905 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zaher Al-Shallah, MD'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.