What is Shaikh Ali's specialty?

Shaikh Ali (NPI 1629026273) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Tomball, TX.

Where does Shaikh Ali practice?

Shaikh Ali practices in Tomball, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629026273.

How much does Medicare pay Shaikh Ali?

Shaikh Ali (NPI 1629026273) received approximately $848K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 323 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629026273

Shaikh AliMD PA

RheumatologyTomball, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,054

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

126,156

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$597K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 382 Rheumatology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 13,742).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,155

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5.4M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium1,051 claims

Prednisone824 claims

Leflunomide740 claims

Alendronate Sodium399 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate351 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.8

Quality

82.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.71%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

146

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Shaikh Ali's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1184668352	266	375
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	238	663
TOMBALL TEXAS HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	84	210
NORTH CYPRESS MEDICAL CENTER OPERATING COMPANY, LTD.	32	63
Amit Annamaneni Pulmonary Disease · Shenandoah, TX	22	77
Tariq Zia Endocrinology · Tomball, TX	21	81
Ahmad Aslam Cardiology · Tomball, TX	20	104
Paul Evans Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	15	26
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	15	22
Mohsin Bajwa Pulmonary Disease · Houston, TX	15	44
Imran Nathani Internal Medicine · Tomball, TX	14	41
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	14	34

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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