J Natl Cancer Inst
Age DistributionMelanomaMelanoma, Cutaneous Malignant
Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh, MD, MPH
NPI1063858363PAC ID5698071819
- Medicare services, 2024
- 920
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 177
- Part D claims, 2024
- 369
- Publications
- 12
- Industry payments
- $3,667
- Practice address
- 1200 Lake Hearn Drive, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30319
- Practice phone
- Call (404) 851-1766
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Finan Templeton Dermatopathology Associates
Clinical Lab - Full Service · Atlanta, Georgia
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Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician in Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Shaikh practices at Finan Templeton Dermatopathology Associates in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Shaikh's NPI, 1063858363, was assigned on May 14, 2013. Dr. Shaikh holds Georgia license 82218.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1063858363NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5698071819
- NPI enumeration date
- May 14, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (404) 851-1766
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh practices at Finan Templeton Dermatopathology Associates in Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Shaikh's primary practice is Finan Templeton Dermatopathology Associates, at 1200 Lake Hearn Drive, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30319. The practice phone is (404) 851-1766.
- Finan Templeton Dermatopathology Associates1200 Lake Hearn Drive, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30319Phone(404) 851-1766
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Shaikh's primary practice is Finan Templeton Dermatopathology Associates in Atlanta, Georgia. The medical group on file is Peach Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shaikh to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Finan Templeton Dermatopathology AssociatesPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shaikh practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Finan Templeton Dermatopathology Associates | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh is one of 39 mohs-micrographic surgery physicians in Georgia
Mohs-micrographic surgery is Dr. Shaikh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ND0101X. Dr. Shaikh is licensed in Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Mohs-micrographic surgery, GeorgiaPrimary
Mohs-micrographic surgery physicians near Dr. Shaikh
Counts of mohs-micrographic surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh billed Medicare for 920 services in 2024
CMS data shows 920 Medicare services from Dr. Shaikh across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 177 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $90,965 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024920
Medicare patients177
Paid by Medicare$90,965
Procedure codes17
Dr. Shaikh's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 6162024: 6445%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1902024: 27645%
Dr. Shaikh compared with the Georgia median for mohs-micrographic surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Shaikh
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 920vs 3,32572% below
- Medicare patients
- 177vs 69274% below
- Part D claims
- 276vs 51947% below
Medians across 37 mohs-micrographic surgery physicians in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Shaikh's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
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. Waqas R. Shaikh treated 177 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 177 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shaikh in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 91 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.91, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shaikh's median patient age at 48, with 51% women.
Medicare patients, 2024177
Average age74
Average risk score0.91
Dr. Shaikh's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Shaikh's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8548%
- Men9252%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Shaikh's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure71%
- Arthritis40%
- Diabetes31%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
- Anxiety23%
- Chronic kidney disease20%
- Depression16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Shaikh's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 48
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh wrote 369 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Shaikh wrote 369 Medicare Part D claims for 140 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 276 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $95,750 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 143 claims across 6 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024369
Drugs named by CMS11
Total drug cost$95,750
Part D patients140
Dr. Shaikh's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic336 claims91%
- Brand-name33 claims9%
Dr. Shaikh's 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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Shaikh's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics8%29 of 369 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1432024: 27693%
Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 6 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
Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh ranks in the 81st percentile for skin biopsy in Medicare
Dr. Shaikh accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 153 procedures of skin biopsy by Dr. Shaikh, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Shaikh ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 78th percentile177 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 81st percentile153 procedures
- Removal of skin cancer
- 23rd percentile112 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 74th percentile29 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 73rd percentile18 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh has 12 publications on record
Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Shaikh, published from 2011 to 2017. 2013 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Skin Neoplasms and Melanoma. Dr. Shaikh's most frequent co-authors are Jeremy R. Etzkorn, MD, Joseph F. Sobanko and Allan C. Halpern, MD.
Papers12
Years published2011 to 2017
Dr. Shaikh's papers by year, 2011 to 2017
Topics Dr. Shaikh writes about most
- Skin Neoplasms
- Melanoma
Dr. Shaikh's most frequent co-authors
- Jeremy R. Etzkorn, MD5 shared papers
- Joseph F. Sobanko5 shared papers
- Allan C. Halpern, MD4 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Shaikh
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh received $3,667 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 193 general payments to Dr. Shaikh from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,763.
General payments to Dr. Shaikh by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Shaikh by kind, 2016 to 2025
$3.7Kin total
- Food and beverage$3,659100%
- Education$80%
Companies that paid Dr. Shaikh the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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 DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh's NPI number?
Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh's NPI number is 1063858363. It was assigned on May 14, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh?
Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician in Atlanta, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207ND0101X).
Where does Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh practice?
Dr. Shaikh practices at 1200 Lake Hearn Drive, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30319. Dr. Shaikh's primary practice is Finan Templeton Dermatopathology Associates in Atlanta, Georgia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shaikh to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Shaikh is (404) 851-1766.
What is Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh's medical license number?
Dr. Shaikh holds Georgia license 82218.
What medical group is Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh part of?
Dr. Shaikh is linked to Peach Dermatology.
Does Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shaikh billed Medicare for 920 services in 2024, and Dr. Shaikh accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh see?
CMS counts 177 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shaikh in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Shaikh's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (11102).
What drugs does Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shaikh's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ketoconazole, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Clobetasol Propionate.
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Has Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,667 in general payments to Dr. Shaikh from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh been practicing?
Dr. Shaikh graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
Does Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh do research?
Dmand AI links 12 publications to Dr. Shaikh, published from 2011 to 2017.
Who does Dr. Waqas R. Shaikh publish with?
Dr. Shaikh's most frequent co-authors are Jeremy R. Etzkorn, MD (5 shared papers), Joseph F. Sobanko (5 shared papers) and Allan C. Halpern, MD (4 shared papers).
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