Safwat Shaker

  • Hackensack, NJ
  • Internist
NPI1144246042PAC ID3870634926
Medicare services, 2024
2,437
Medicare patients, 2024
277
Part D claims, 2024
9,872
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$12,718
Practice address
155 Polifly Rd, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Practice phone
Call (201) 833-3000
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Primary practice

Excelcare Medical Associates, PA

Hackensack, New Jersey

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Safwat Shaker is an internist in Hackensack, New Jersey

Safwat Shaker practices at Excelcare Medical Associates, PA in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Safwat Shaker's NPI, 1144246042, was assigned on July 14, 2006. Safwat Shaker graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1994. Safwat Shaker holds New Jersey license MA58963.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3870634926
NPI enumeration date
July 14, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(201) 833-3000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
70
Medical school graduation
1994

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

Safwat Shaker practices at Excelcare Medical Associates, PA in Hackensack, New Jersey

Safwat Shaker's primary practice is Excelcare Medical Associates, PA, at 155 Polifly Rd, Hackensack, NJ 07601 in Bergen County. The practice phone is (201) 833-3000.

  • Excelcare Medical Associates, PA
    155 Polifly Rd, Hackensack, NJ 07601 · Bergen CountyPhone(201) 833-3000

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

Safwat Shaker is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Safwat Shaker's primary practice is Excelcare Medical Associates, PA in Hackensack, New Jersey. Safwat Shaker is also affiliated with Hackensack University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Excelcare Medical Associates. Dmand AI also links Safwat Shaker to 1 more hospital, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Safwat Shaker's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Excelcare Medical Associates, PAAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Safwat Shaker is one of 4,226 internists in New Jersey

Internal medicine is Safwat Shaker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Safwat Shaker is licensed in New Jersey.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, New JerseyPrimaryLicense MA58963 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Safwat Shaker

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Safwat Shaker billed Medicare for 2,437 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,437 Medicare services from Safwat Shaker across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 277 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $155,769 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,437
Medicare patients277
Paid by Medicare$155,769
Procedure codes19

Safwat Shaker's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,1292024: 1,32317%
Other services
2023: 5202024: 62019%
Surgery
2023: 3822024: 3674%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1322024: 1274%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 652024: 0100%

Safwat Shaker compared with the New Jersey median for internists, 2024

  • Safwat Shaker
  • New Jersey median
Medicare services
2,437vs 7233.4 times
Medicare patients
277vs 23120% above
Part D claims
9,209vs 83011.1 times

Medians across 4,086 internists in New Jersey with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Safwat Shaker'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

Safwat Shaker treated 277 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 277 Medicare patients who saw Safwat Shaker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 116 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Safwat Shaker's median patient age at 59, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024277
Average age73
Average risk score1.39
Also on Medicaid29%

Safwat Shaker's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Safwat Shaker's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16158%
  • Men11642%

Chronic conditions among Safwat Shaker's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis71%
  4. Diabetes69%
  5. Ischemic heart disease31%
  6. Anxiety29%
  7. Mood disorders21%
  8. Chronic kidney disease19%

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

Safwat Shaker's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men44%

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

Safwat Shaker wrote 9,872 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Safwat Shaker wrote 9,872 Medicare Part D claims for 656 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,209 of them, across 140 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $833,015 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,757 claims across 145 drugs.

Part D claims, 20249,872
Drugs named by CMS140
Total drug cost$833,015
Part D patients656

Safwat Shaker's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic8,554 claims87%
  • Brand-name1,276 claims13%
  • Other42 claims0%

Safwat Shaker'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 Safwat Shaker's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids0%23 of 9,872 claims
  • Antibiotics3%262 of 9,872 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%32 of 9,872 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: 8,7572024: 9,2095%

Drugs named by CMS: 140 in 2024, 145 in 2023.

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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

Safwat Shaker offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Safwat Shaker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Safwat Shaker as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Safwat Shaker received $12,718 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 848 general payments to Safwat Shaker from 58 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $3,109.

General payments to Safwat Shaker by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Safwat Shaker by kind, 2016 to 2025

$12.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$12,60699%
  • Education$1121%

Companies that paid Safwat Shaker the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Safwat Shaker graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Safwat Shaker graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1994.

  1. Medical schoolAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

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Sources for Safwat Shaker'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 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Safwat Shaker's NPI number?

Safwat Shaker's NPI number is 1144246042. It was assigned on July 14, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Safwat Shaker specialize in?

Safwat Shaker is an internist in Hackensack, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Safwat Shaker practice?

Safwat Shaker practices at 155 Polifly Rd, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Safwat Shaker's primary practice is Excelcare Medical Associates, PA in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dmand AI also links Safwat Shaker to 1 hospital, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 skilled nursing facility.

What is Safwat Shaker's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Safwat Shaker is (201) 833-3000.

What is Safwat Shaker's medical license number?

Safwat Shaker holds New Jersey license MA58963.

Which hospitals is Safwat Shaker affiliated with?

Safwat Shaker is affiliated with Hackensack University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Safwat Shaker to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Safwat Shaker part of?

Safwat Shaker is linked to Excelcare Medical Associates.

Does Safwat Shaker accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Safwat Shaker billed Medicare for 2,437 services in 2024, and Safwat Shaker accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Safwat Shaker offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Safwat Shaker as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Safwat Shaker see?

CMS counts 277 Medicare patients who saw Safwat Shaker in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Safwat Shaker bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Safwat Shaker's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415) and care management and other visits (99490).

Where did Safwat Shaker go to medical school?

Safwat Shaker graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1994.

What drugs does Safwat Shaker prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Safwat Shaker's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Metformin HCl.

Has Safwat Shaker received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $12,718 in general payments to Safwat Shaker from 58 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Safwat Shaker been practicing?

Safwat Shaker graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

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