Dr. Adam Shar, MD

  • San Antonio, TX
  • Orthopaedic hand surgery physician
NPI1912291006PAC ID7113212523
Medicare services, 2024
1,017
Medicare patients, 2024
207
Part D claims, 2024
471
Publications
4
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1935 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78217
Practice phone
Call (207) 323-7336
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Primary practice

BHS Physicians Network, Inc

San Antonio, Texas

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Dr. Adam Shar is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in San Antonio, Texas

Dr. Shar practices at BHS Physicians Network, Inc in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Shar's NPI, 1912291006, was assigned on June 6, 2011. Dr. Shar graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2011. Dr. Shar holds Texas license R1874.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7113212523
NPI enumeration date
June 6, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(207) 323-7336
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
35
Medical school graduation
2011

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

Dr. Adam Shar practices at BHS Physicians Network, Inc in San Antonio, Texas

Dr. Shar's primary practice is BHS Physicians Network, Inc, at 1935 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78217 in Bexar County. The practice phone is (207) 323-7336.

  • BHS Physicians Network, Inc
    1935 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78217 · Bexar CountyPhone(207) 323-7336

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

Dr. Adam Shar is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Shar's primary practice is BHS Physicians Network, Inc in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Shar is also affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest. The medical group on file is Surgical Oncology Associates of South Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shar to 1 more hospital, 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; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Adam Shar's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
BHS Physicians Network, IncAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Adam Shar is one of 165 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Texas

Hand surgery is Dr. Shar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Shar is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Shar's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic hand surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense R1874 · 2017 to 2026 · taxonomy 207XS0106X
  • Massachusetts license2016 to 2017

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms and hand joint or tendon inflammation among the conditions Dr. Shar treats.

Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Shar

Counts of orthopaedic hand surgery physicians 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. Adam Shar billed Medicare for 1,017 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,017 Medicare services from Dr. Shar across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 207 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,600 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,017
Medicare patients207
Paid by Medicare$38,600
Procedure codes14

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 962024: 397314%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2412024: 28317%
Imaging
2023: 1982024: 2148%
Surgery
2023: 962024: 12328%

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

  • In an office99097%
  • In a facility273%

Dr. Shar compared with the Texas median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Shar
  • Texas median
Medicare services
1,017vs 1,0927% below
Medicare patients
207vs 29029% below
Part D claims
419vs 1423.0 times

Medians across 152 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Shar'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. Adam Shar treated 207 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 105 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shar's median patient age at 65, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024207
Average age74
Average risk score1.24
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Shar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Shar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12158%
  • Men8642%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis65%
  4. Diabetes42%
  5. Ischemic heart disease36%
  6. Chronic kidney disease27%
  7. Mood disorders22%
  8. Anxiety21%

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

Dr. Shar's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men38%

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

Dr. Adam Shar wrote 471 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Shar wrote 471 Medicare Part D claims for 247 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 419 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,515 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 244 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024471
Drugs named by CMS8
Total drug cost$2,515
Part D patients247

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

  • Generic469 claims100%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims0%

Dr. Shar'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 Dr. Shar's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids61%289 of 471 claims
  • Antibiotics5%22 of 471 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: 2442024: 41972%

Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 5 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

Dr. Adam Shar ranks in the 56th percentile for upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare

Dr. Shar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Shar, more than 56% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Shar ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
56th percentile16 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Adam Shar has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Shar, published from 2013 to 2018. Dr. Shar's most frequent co-authors are Nalini K. Aggarwal, MD, Christopher D. Chaput, MD and Lawson Ashley Bragg Copley, MD.

Papers4
Years published2013 to 2018

Dr. Shar's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Shar

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Dr. Adam Shar received $20,072 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 103 general payments to Dr. Shar from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Pylant Medical paid the most, $9,680.

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

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

$20.1Kin total
  • Education$10,17551%
  • Food and beverage$5,40727%
  • Travel and lodging$2,38612%
  • Device or supply loans$2,00410%
  • Gifts$1000%

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

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

Dr. Adam Shar graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Shar graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2011. Dr. Shar is a member of ASSH.

  1. Medical schoolUT Southwestern Medical Center
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  3. Board certified in surgery of the handAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Adam Shar accepts plans from 22 insurance carriers

Dr. Shar is in network with 22 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Shar accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. HMO11
  3. Medicare8
  4. EPO5
  5. POS5
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Adam Shar'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Adam Shar's NPI number?

Dr. Adam Shar's NPI number is 1912291006. It was assigned on June 6, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Adam Shar?

Dr. Adam Shar is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in San Antonio, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).

Where does Dr. Adam Shar practice?

Dr. Shar practices at 1935 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78217. Dr. Shar's primary practice is BHS Physicians Network, Inc in San Antonio, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shar to 1 hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups.

What is Dr. Adam Shar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Shar is (207) 323-7336.

What is Dr. Adam Shar's medical license number?

Dr. Shar holds Texas license R1874, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Adam Shar been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Shar in Texas (2017 to 2026) and Massachusetts (2016 to 2017).

Which hospitals is Dr. Adam Shar affiliated with?

Dr. Shar is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest. Dmand AI links Dr. Shar to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Adam Shar part of?

Dr. Shar is linked to Surgical Oncology Associates of South Texas. Dmand AI links Dr. Shar to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Adam Shar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shar billed Medicare for 1,017 services in 2024, and Dr. Shar accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Adam Shar see?

CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shar in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Dr. Adam Shar board certified?

Yes. Dr. Shar is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. Adam Shar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Shar's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), diagnostic imaging (73130) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. Adam Shar go to medical school?

Dr. Shar graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Adam Shar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Acetaminophen-Codeine, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Methylprednisolone.

Has Dr. Adam Shar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $20,072 in general payments to Dr. Shar from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Pylant Medical.

How long has Dr. Adam Shar been practicing?

Dr. Shar graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

Does Dr. Adam Shar do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Shar, published from 2013 to 2018.

Who does Dr. Adam Shar publish with?

Dr. Shar's most frequent co-authors are Nalini K. Aggarwal, MD (1 shared paper), Christopher D. Chaput, MD (1 shared paper) and Lawson Ashley Bragg Copley, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Adam Shar accept?

Dr. Shar is in network with 22 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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