Dr. Syed Raza Shah, MD

Dr. Shah practices at Cardiology Associates of Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Shah's NPI, 1205357688, was assigned on July 6, 2017. Dr. Shah graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 2016. Dr. Shah holds Pennsylvania license MD478957.

Dr. Shah's primary practice is Cardiology Associates of Altoona, at 1321 11th Ave, Altoona, PA 16601 in Blair County. The practice phone is (814) 942-2411.

Dr. Shah's primary practice is Cardiology Associates of Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shah is also affiliated with Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. The medical group on file is Cardiology Associates of Altoona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shah to 4 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shah practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Shah's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Shah is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Shah's licenses on file in 3 states: Pennsylvania, Florida and Kentucky.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, heart valve disorders and tobacco use among the conditions Dr. Shah treats.

CMS data shows 2,579 Medicare services from Dr. Shah across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,050 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $83,055 for them.

CMS counts 1,050 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shah in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 426 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.85, 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 73, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Shah wrote 4,219 Medicare Part D claims for 621 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,019 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $660,684 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 67 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Shah accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 43 papers to Dr. Shah, published from 2015 to 2024. 2018 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Coronary Angiography, Heart Failure and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Dr. Shah has published most often in J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. Dr. Shah's most frequent co-authors are Richard L. Alweis, MD, Sardar Alamzaib, MD and Arroj Ali, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 234 general payments to Dr. Shah from 37 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $577.

Dr. Shah graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 2016.

Dr. Shah is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Highmark. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.