What is Zuhair Shihab's specialty?

Zuhair Shihab (NPI 1639178999) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Lubbock, TX.

Where does Zuhair Shihab practice?

Zuhair Shihab practices in Lubbock, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639178999.

How much does Medicare pay Zuhair Shihab?

Zuhair Shihab (NPI 1639178999) received approximately $235K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 926 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639178999

Zuhair ShihabMD

OphthalmologyLubbock, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,085

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,022

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$222K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

9,467

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$709K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost3,165 claims

Timolol Maleate1,369 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl1,311 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate1,038 claims

Prednisolone Acetate474 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Zuhair Shihab'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). 24 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LUBBOCK HERITAGE HOSPITAL, LLC.	53	95
Margaret Leicht Anesthesiology · Lubbock, TX	52	61
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	35	61
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	33	53
HUNTER, DANNY	24	26
Richard Henderson Internal Medicine · Lubbock, TX	21	34
Cynthia Howlett Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Fort Smith, AR	19	20
Julie Mckenny Mitchell Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Rochester, MN	19	20
Richard Hope Dermatology · Lubbock, TX	16	18
LUBBOCK RADIOLOGY LP	16	20
FORNARI, GIANLUIGI	14	17
MARTINEZ, WALDO	14	23

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.

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