Dr. Sofia Shames, MD

Dr. Shames practices at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, New York.

Dr. Shames' NPI, 1972893857, was assigned on April 13, 2011. Dr. Shames graduated from Other in 2010. Dr. Shames holds New York license 270502.

Dr. Shames' primary practice is Columbia University Irving Medical Center, at 622 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032 in New York County. The practice phone is (212) 297-4255.

Dr. Shames' primary practice is Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, New York. Dr. Shames is also affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The medical group on file is ColumbiaDoctors. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shames to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Shames' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Shames is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Shames' licenses on file in 2 states: New York and New Jersey.

Dmand AI lists syncope & collapse among the conditions Dr. Shames treats.

CMS data shows 1,310 Medicare services from Dr. Shames across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,103 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $124,659 for them.

CMS counts 1,103 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shames in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 429 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.66, 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. Shames' median patient age at 70, with 41% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Shames for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Shames accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 19 papers to Dr. Shames, published from 2012 to 2023. 2014 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Echocardiography, Aortic Valve Stenosis and Ventricular Dysfunction, Left. Dr. Shames has published most often in Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. Dr. Shames' most frequent co-authors are Shunichi Homma, MD, Divaya Bhutani, MD and Andrew Eisenberger, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Shames from 1 drug or device company in 2017. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $90.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Shames.

Dr. Shames graduated from Other in 2010. Dr. Shames is a member of ACC.

Dr. Shames is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.