Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD

  • Chicago, IL
  • Nephrologist
NPI1447491808PAC ID4385781525
Medicare services, 2024
366
Medicare patients, 2024
138
Part D claims, 2024
25
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
210 S Desplaines St, Chicago, IL 60661
Practice phone
Call (708) 755-9000
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Primary practice

Chicago Heights Dialysis

Chicago, Illinois

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Dr. Vipuj A. Shah is a nephrologist in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Shah practices at Chicago Heights Dialysis in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Shah's NPI, 1447491808, was assigned on March 16, 2009. Dr. Shah holds Illinois license 036124335.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4385781525
NPI enumeration date
March 16, 2009
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(708) 755-9000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Vipuj A. Shah practices at Chicago Heights Dialysis in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Shah's primary practice is Chicago Heights Dialysis, at 210 S Desplaines St, Chicago, IL 60661 in Cook County. The practice phone is (708) 755-9000.

  • Chicago Heights Dialysis
    210 S Desplaines St, Chicago, IL 60661 · Cook CountyPhone(708) 755-9000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Vipuj A. Shah is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Shah's primary practice is Chicago Heights Dialysis in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Shah is also affiliated with Advocate Trinity Hospital. The medical group on file is Associates in Nephrology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shah to 1 more hospital, 4 dialysis centers, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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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. Vipuj A. Shah's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shah practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Chicago Heights DialysisAvailable with a free account
+9 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Vipuj A. Shah is one of 534 nephrologists in Illinois

Nephrology is Dr. Shah's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Shah is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036124335 · taxonomy 207RN0300X

Nephrologists near Dr. Shah

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Vipuj A. Shah billed Medicare for 366 services in 2024

CMS data shows 366 Medicare services from Dr. Shah across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 138 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,947 for them.

Medicare services, 2024366
Medicare patients138
Paid by Medicare$36,947
Procedure codes5

Dr. Shah's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1992024: 31759%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 49

Where Dr. Shah's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office4913%
  • In a facility31787%

Dr. Shah compared with the Illinois median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Shah
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
366vs 1,28471% below
Medicare patients
138vs 35761% below
Part D claims
259vs 57855% below

Medians across 526 nephrologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Shah'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. Vipuj A. Shah treated 138 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shah in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 45 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have diabetes. 49% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.82, 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 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024138
Average age70
Average risk score5.82
Also on Medicaid49%

Dr. Shah's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Shah's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8058%
  • Men5842%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Shah's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. Diabetes75%
  3. High blood pressure75%
  4. High cholesterol75%
  5. Heart failure69%
  6. Ischemic heart disease54%
  7. Arthritis51%
  8. COPD42%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Shah's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Vipuj A. Shah wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Shah wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims for 12 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 14 drugs, with $4,638 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 43 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 202425
Drugs named by CMS14
Total drug cost$4,638
Part D patients12

Dr. Shah's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic20 claims80%
  • Brand-name and other5 claims20%

Dr. Shah's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2020

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, 2019 to 2020

  • 2019
  • 2020
Claims for drugs CMS names
2019: 432020: 259502%

Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2020, 3 in 2019.

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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. Vipuj A. Shah takes part in Medicare

Dr. Shah 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. Vipuj A. Shah has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Shah, published from 2017 to 2019. Dr. Shah's most frequent co-authors are Mary S. Hammes, Yolanda T. Becker, MD and Malgorzata A. Kochanek, MD.

Papers2
Years published2017 to 2019

Dr. Shah's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Shah

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Vipuj A. Shah received $1,133 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 29 general payments to Dr. Shah from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $373.

General payments to Dr. Shah by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Shah by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.1Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,11799%
  • Education$171%

Companies that paid Dr. Shah the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Vipuj A. Shah's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Vipuj A. Shah's NPI number?

Dr. Vipuj A. Shah's NPI number is 1447491808. It was assigned on March 16, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Vipuj A. Shah?

Dr. Vipuj A. Shah is a nephrologist in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Vipuj A. Shah practice?

Dr. Shah practices at 210 S Desplaines St, Chicago, IL 60661. Dr. Shah's primary practice is Chicago Heights Dialysis in Chicago, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shah to 1 hospital, 4 dialysis centers, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups.

What is Dr. Vipuj A. Shah's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Shah is (708) 755-9000.

What is Dr. Vipuj A. Shah's medical license number?

Dr. Shah holds Illinois license 036124335.

Which hospitals is Dr. Vipuj A. Shah affiliated with?

Dr. Shah is affiliated with Advocate Trinity Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Shah to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Vipuj A. Shah part of?

Dr. Shah is linked to Associates in Nephrology. Dmand AI links Dr. Shah to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Vipuj A. Shah accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shah billed Medicare for 366 services in 2024, and Dr. Shah accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vipuj A. Shah see?

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shah in 2024, with an average age of 70.

What services does Dr. Vipuj A. Shah bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Shah's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), dialysis (90961) and hospital inpatient care (99233).

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What drugs does Dr. Vipuj A. Shah prescribe most?

In 2020 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shah's most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide, Carvedilol and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Dr. Vipuj A. Shah received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,133 in general payments to Dr. Shah from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Vipuj A. Shah been practicing?

Dr. Shah graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

Does Dr. Vipuj A. Shah do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Shah, published from 2017 to 2019.

Who does Dr. Vipuj A. Shah publish with?

Dr. Shah's most frequent co-authors are Mary S. Hammes (2 shared papers), Yolanda T. Becker, MD (1 shared paper) and Malgorzata A. Kochanek, MD (1 shared paper).

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