NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zulfiqar Ali Shah, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · New Braunfels, TX

Zulfiqar Ali Shah, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Braunfels, Texas, and NPI 1528168788, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas M3733, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528168788
Name
Zulfiqar Ali Shah
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
M3733 TX
47567 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1445 Hanz Dr, New Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone
(702) 453-3799
Enumerated
Sep 25, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(702) 453-5741
Medicaid IDs
308920305 TX
68080832 CO
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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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  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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

176 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Zulfiqar Shah176
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
  2. Anastrozole21 claims
  3. Testosterone Cypionate15 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: $647.90

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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. Zulfiqar Shah$647.90
  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.

Zulfiqar Ali Shah among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Zulfiqar Ali Shah, MD 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 fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

25 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Braunfels

They are 25 of the 1,853 NPPES records with a practice address in New Braunfels, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Benyam Alemu, M.D.New Braunfels, TX 781301154646560
  2. Douglas Bahr, MDNew Braunfels, TX 781301093708752
  3. Anthony Bienek, DONew Braunfels, TX 781301336376995
  4. Lori Hickson, M.D.New Braunfels, TX 781301235196163
  5. Jerry Hu, DONew Braunfels, TX 781301184967242
  6. Julia Kellcy, D.O.New Braunfels, TX 781301265540793
  7. Laurence Levett, M.D.New Braunfels, TX 781301760498646
  8. Susan Miller, MDNew Braunfels, TX 781301538262407

Common questions

What is Zulfiqar Ali Shah, MD's NPI number?

Zulfiqar Ali Shah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528168788, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zulfiqar Ali Shah, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1445 Hanz Dr, New Braunfels, TX, 78130. Phone: (702) 453-3799. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zulfiqar Ali Shah, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M3733, 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 Zulfiqar Ali Shah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zulfiqar Ali Shah, MD had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.