Dr. Alireza Shams, MD
- Medicare services, 2023
- 30
- Part D claims, 2024
- 266
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $1,571
- Practice address
- 344 E 6th St, Madera, CA 93638
- Practice phone
- Call (596) 644-4142
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Camarena Health - Los Banos
Madera, California
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Dr. Alireza Shams is a general practice physician in Madera, California
Dr. Shams practices at Camarena Health - Los Banos in Madera, California.
Dr. Shams' NPI, 1215323183, was assigned on April 8, 2015. Dr. Shams graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Shams holds Florida license ME147252.
- NPI
- 1215323183NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3870895253
- NPI enumeration date
- April 8, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (596) 644-4142
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 32
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Alireza Shams practices at Camarena Health - Los Banos in Madera, California
Dr. Shams' primary practice is Camarena Health - Los Banos, at 344 E 6th St, Madera, CA 93638 in Madera County. The practice phone is (596) 644-4142.
- Camarena Health - Los Banos344 E 6th St, Madera, CA 93638 · Madera CountyPhone(596) 644-4142
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Alireza Shams is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Shams' primary practice is Camarena Health - Los Banos in Madera, California. Dr. Shams is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center. The medical group on file is Camarena Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shams to 1 more hospital, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alireza Shams' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shams practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Camarena Health - Los Banos | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Alireza Shams is one of 1,526 general practice physicians in California
General practice is Dr. Shams' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Shams' licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, California, Kansas and Missouri.
Specialties and state licenses
- General practice, FloridaPrimary
- California license
- Kansas license
- Missouri license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists aneurysm, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, chronic skin ulcer, coronary artery disease, diabetic emergency, fluid and electrolyte imbalances and high cholesterol among the conditions Dr. Shams treats.
General practice physicians near Dr. Shams
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Alireza Shams billed Medicare for 30 services in 2023
CMS data shows 30 Medicare services from Dr. Shams across 1 procedure code in 2023, all of them office visits. Medicare paid $1,980 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Shams' Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 272023: 3011%
Dr. Shams compared with the California median for general practice physicians, 2023
- Dr. Shams
- California median
- Medicare services
- 30vs 26289% below
- Part D claims
- 63vs 19267% below
Medians across 1,114 general practice physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Shams' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Alireza Shams' patients have a median age of 44
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shams' median patient age at 44, with 59% women.
Dr. Shams' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 44
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men41%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Alireza Shams wrote 266 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Shams wrote 266 Medicare Part D claims for 90 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 63 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $494 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,377 claims across 70 drugs.
Dr. Shams' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic222 claims83%
- Brand-name and other44 claims17%
Dr. Shams' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,3772024: 6397%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 70 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Alireza Shams takes part in Medicare
Dr. Shams accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Alireza Shams has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Shams. Dr. Shams' most frequent co-authors are Deepika Bhatla, MD, Carrie Nicole Caruthers, MD and Hermina Deepika Fernandes, FACP, MBBS.
Dr. Shams' most frequent co-authors
- Deepika Bhatla, MD1 shared paper
- Carrie Nicole Caruthers, MD1 shared paper
- Hermina Deepika Fernandes, FACP, MBBS1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Shams
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Alireza Shams received $1,571 in industry payments from 2020 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 92 general payments to Dr. Shams from 18 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $265.
General payments to Dr. Shams by program year, 2020 to 2023
Companies that paid Dr. Shams the most, 2020 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Alireza Shams graduated from Ross University School of Medicine
Dr. Shams graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2014.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Alireza Shams accepts plans from 1 insurance carrier
Dr. Shams is in network with 1 carrier, including Aetna. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
Plan types Dr. Shams accepts, by number of carriers
- EPO1
- HMO1
- Medicare1
- POS1
- PPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Alireza Shams's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Alireza Shams' NPI number?
Dr. Alireza Shams' NPI number is 1215323183. It was assigned on April 8, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Alireza Shams?
Dr. Alireza Shams is a general practice physician in Madera, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).
Where does Dr. Alireza Shams practice?
Dr. Shams practices at 344 E 6th St, Madera, CA 93638. Dr. Shams' primary practice is Camarena Health - Los Banos in Madera, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shams to 1 hospital, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Alireza Shams' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Shams is (596) 644-4142.
What is Dr. Alireza Shams' medical license number?
Dr. Shams holds Florida license ME147252, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Alireza Shams been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Shams in Florida (2020 to 2027), California (2018 to 2026), Kansas (2025) and Missouri (2024 to 2025).
Which hospitals is Dr. Alireza Shams affiliated with?
Dr. Shams is affiliated with Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Shams to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Alireza Shams part of?
Dr. Shams is linked to Camarena Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Shams to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Alireza Shams accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shams billed Medicare for 30 services in 2023, and Dr. Shams accepts Medicare assignment.
What services does Dr. Alireza Shams bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Shams' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. Alireza Shams go to medical school?
Dr. Shams graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2014.
What drugs does Dr. Alireza Shams prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shams' most prescribed drugs by claims were Losartan Potassium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Alireza Shams received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,571 in general payments to Dr. Shams from 18 companies from 2020 to 2023. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Alireza Shams been practicing?
Dr. Shams graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Dr. Alireza Shams do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Shams.
Who does Dr. Alireza Shams publish with?
Dr. Shams' most frequent co-authors are Deepika Bhatla, MD (1 shared paper), Carrie Nicole Caruthers, MD (1 shared paper) and Hermina Deepika Fernandes, FACP, MBBS (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Alireza Shams accept?
Dr. Shams is in network with 1 carrier, including Aetna. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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