Dr. Nihar Nikhilesh Shah, MD

Dr. Shah practices at Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus in Sarasota, Florida, part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.

Dr. Shah's NPI, 1356605018, was assigned on June 27, 2012. Dr. Shah graduated from N.H.L Municipal Medical College in 2008. Dr. Shah holds Florida license ME136945.

Dr. Shah's primary practice is Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus, at 1700 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239 in Sarasota County. The practice phone is (941) 917-9000.

Dr. Shah's primary practice is Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus in Sarasota, Florida, part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. Dr. Shah is also affiliated with Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice. The medical group on file is First Physicians Group of Sarasota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shah to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shah practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Shah's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Shah is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Shah's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, West Virginia and New Jersey.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroduodenitis and gastroenteritis among the conditions Dr. Shah treats.

CMS data shows 2,036 Medicare services from Dr. Shah across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 672 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $206,191 for them.

CMS counts 672 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shah in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 293 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.62, 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 71, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Shah wrote 698 Medicare Part D claims for 373 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 593 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $65,575 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 431 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 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 lists Dr. Shah as offering telehealth. CMS counts 656 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Shah, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Shah, published from 2011 to 2022. The most frequent topics are Pancreatic Neoplasms. Dr. Shah has published most often in J Nat Sci Biol Med. Dr. Shah's most frequent co-authors are Joseph R. Depasquale, MD, Robert S. Spira, MD and Yana Cavanagh.

CMS Open Payments shows 283 general payments to Dr. Shah from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $3,438.

Dmand AI lists 8 awards for Dr. Shah, most recently SRQ Top Doctors 2024 in 2024. Dr. Shah serves on Education Committee (The Obesity Society), Organization Outreach Comittee (The Obesity Society) and Obesity Algorithm Committee.

Dr. Shah graduated from N.H.L Municipal Medical College in 2008. Dr. Shah is a member of ACG, ACP, AGA and ASGE.

Dr. Shah is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.