Dr. Bindesh A. Shah, MD

Dr. Shah practices at PIH Health Physicians in Whittier, California.

Dr. Shah's NPI, 1659459220, was assigned on November 1, 2006. Dr. Shah graduated from Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences University in 1994. Dr. Shah holds California license A87556.

Dr. Shah's primary practice is PIH Health Physicians, at 12522 E Lambert Rd, Whittier, CA 90606 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 789-5420.

Dr. Shah's primary practice is PIH Health Physicians in Whittier, California. Dr. Shah is also affiliated with PIH Health Whittier Hospital. The medical group on file is PIH Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shah to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shah practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Shah's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Shah is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Shah's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New York.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, chest wall injury, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation and hip replacement among the conditions Dr. Shah treats.

CMS data shows 3,654 Medicare services from Dr. Shah across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 220 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $64,688 for them.

CMS counts 220 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shah in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 86 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 45% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shah's median patient age at 69, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Shah wrote 629 Medicare Part D claims for 256 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 600 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,167 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 747 claims across 10 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Shah for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Shah accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Shah, more than 37% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Shah.

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Shah from 4 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 47% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $806.

Dr. Shah graduated from Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences University in 1994. Dr. Shah is a member of AAOS and AAHKS.

Dr. Shah is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Humana. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.