Dr. Shams Zia, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 624
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 282
- Part D claims, 2024
- 349
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $279
- Practice address
- 2920 Highwoods Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604
- Practice phone
- Call (919) 350-7856
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Wakemed Specialists Group
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Dr. Shams Zia is an internist in Raleigh, North Carolina
Dr. Zia practices at Wakemed Specialists Group in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Dr. Zia's NPI, 1407029044, was assigned on April 3, 2008. Dr. Zia holds North Carolina license 2007-00720.
- NPI
- 1407029044NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1254485865
- NPI enumeration date
- April 3, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (919) 350-7856
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Shams Zia practices at Wakemed Specialists Group in Raleigh, North Carolina
Dr. Zia's primary practice is Wakemed Specialists Group, at 2920 Highwoods Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604 in Wake County. The practice phone is (919) 350-7856.
- Wakemed Specialists Group2920 Highwoods Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604 · Wake CountyPhone(919) 350-7856
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Shams Zia is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Zia's primary practice is Wakemed Specialists Group in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Zia is also affiliated with WakeMed Raleigh Campus. The medical group on file is WakeMed Physician Practices. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zia to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Shams Zia's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Zia practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Wakemed Specialists Group | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Shams Zia is one of 3,705 internists in North Carolina
Internal medicine is Dr. Zia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Zia is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, North CarolinaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Zia
Counts of internists 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. Shams Zia billed Medicare for 624 services in 2024
CMS data shows 624 Medicare services from Dr. Zia across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 282 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $42,411 for them.
Dr. Zia's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4722024: 471No change
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1182024: 15330%
Where Dr. Zia's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office31550%
- In a facility30950%
Dr. Zia compared with the North Carolina median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Zia
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 624vs 52120% above
- Medicare patients
- 282vs 18552% above
- Part D claims
- 241vs 27211% below
Medians across 3,695 internists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Zia'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. Shams Zia treated 282 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 282 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zia in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 124 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.74, 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. Zia's median patient age at 59, with 51% women.
Dr. Zia's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Zia's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15254%
- Men13046%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Zia's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis53%
- Anxiety44%
- Chronic kidney disease43%
- Diabetes43%
- Mood disorders40%
- Depression37%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Zia's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
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. Shams Zia wrote 349 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Zia wrote 349 Medicare Part D claims for 100 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 241 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $16,341 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 213 claims across 6 drugs.
Dr. Zia's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic311 claims89%
- Brand-name38 claims11%
Dr. Zia'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2132024: 24113%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 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. Shams Zia offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Zia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Zia as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Shams Zia received $279 in industry payments from 2023 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Zia from 3 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation paid the most, $130.
General payments to Dr. Zia by program year, 2023 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Zia the most, 2023 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Shams Zia'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 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) |
| 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. Shams Zia's NPI number?
Dr. Shams Zia's NPI number is 1407029044. It was assigned on April 3, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Shams Zia?
Dr. Shams Zia is an internist in Raleigh, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Shams Zia practice?
Dr. Zia practices at 2920 Highwoods Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604. Dr. Zia's primary practice is Wakemed Specialists Group in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zia to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Shams Zia's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Zia is (919) 350-7856.
What is Dr. Shams Zia's medical license number?
Dr. Zia holds North Carolina license 2007-00720.
Which hospitals is Dr. Shams Zia affiliated with?
Dr. Zia is affiliated with WakeMed Raleigh Campus.
What medical group is Dr. Shams Zia part of?
Dr. Zia is linked to WakeMed Physician Practices.
Does Dr. Shams Zia accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Zia billed Medicare for 624 services in 2024, and Dr. Zia accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Shams Zia offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Zia as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Shams Zia see?
CMS counts 282 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zia in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Shams Zia bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Zia's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
What drugs does Dr. Shams Zia prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Zia's most prescribed drugs by claims were Potassium Citrate ER, Allopurinol and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Shams Zia received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $279 in general payments to Dr. Zia from 3 companies from 2023 to 2024. The largest total came from PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation.
How long has Dr. Shams Zia been practicing?
Dr. Zia graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
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