Zainab Shams
Infectious Disease Physician · Chicago, IL
Zainab Shams is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1518531391, issued on May 17, 2021. Check the license (Illinois 036.170670, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zainab Shams
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 036.170670 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 S Paulina St Ste 140, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-5865
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zainab Shams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.170670Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
141 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate15 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: $166.11
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
Zainab Shams among 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois
Zainab Shams is one of 464 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2021, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 94% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois.
All 464 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Black, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121316908791
- Larry Goodman, M.DChicago, IL 606121356396550
- Alan Harris, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121699736488
- Mary Hayden, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121730140187
- Ronald Hershow, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121942241054
- Preeti Kaur, M.D.,M.P.H.Chicago, IL 606121972560639
- Harold Kessler, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121730140534
- John KowalskiChicago, IL 606121235178708
Common questions
What is Zainab Shams's NPI number?
Zainab Shams's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518531391, issued on May 17, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zainab Shams located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 S Paulina St Ste 140, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-5865. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zainab Shams's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.170670, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zainab Shams prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zainab Shams had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.