What is Ammar Shaheen's specialty?

Ammar Shaheen (NPI 1801095989) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pulmonary Disease in Merrillville, IN.

Where does Ammar Shaheen practice?

Ammar Shaheen practices in Merrillville, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1801095989.

How much does Medicare pay Ammar Shaheen?

Ammar Shaheen (NPI 1801095989) received approximately $139K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 394 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1801095989

Ammar ShaheenMD

PRACTICECHEST DISEASES ASSOCIATES PCSee all providers at this practice →

Pulmonary DiseaseMerrillville, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

821

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,674

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$137K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 232 Pulmonary Disease providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 828).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,369

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

59.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Montelukast Sodium719 claims

Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter483 claims

Albuterol Sulfate384 claims

Fluticasone/Vilanterol226 claims

Prednisone176 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$929

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$929

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$929

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ammar Shaheen'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). 104 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE METHODIST HOSPITALS, INC	343	950
NPI 1255312450	158	377
Shailesh Bhatt Diagnostic Radiology · Schererville, IN	117	323
Bilal Safadi Pulmonary Disease · Merrillville, IN	115	201
Murthy Chimata Diagnostic Radiology · Schererville, IN	101	195
FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT	99	300
Abdul Kawamleh Cardiology · Portage, IN	97	221
Kenneth Segel Diagnostic Radiology · Edina, MN	92	193
Vijay Dave Cardiology · Merrillville, IN	78	174
Alexander Bozanich Pulmonary Disease · Munster, IN	67	206
Kais Yehyawi Cardiology · Portage, IN	67	138
GARLAPATI, VENKATRAMA	67	189

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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