Dr. Chintan Shah, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Shah
Dr. Chintan Shah is a family medicine specialist in Fort Pierce, FL, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Shah performed 9,848 Medicare services across 4,882 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Shah received a total of $6,111 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 218 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Shah is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 107058 | Clear | January 31, 2028 | — |
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 1,552 | $49 | $64 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 1,121 | $84 | $142 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 1,112 | $65 | $113 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 859 | $93 | $204 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 533 | $36 | $59 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 490 | $120 | $210 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 381 | $68 | $144 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 338 | $141 | $314 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 314 | $97 | $162 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 293 | $94 | $166 |
| Annual depression screening | 276 | $18 | $29 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 274 | $19 | $29 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 226 | $130 | $207 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 199 | $44 | $88 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 194 | $56 | $108 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 166 | $55 | $89 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 165 | $11 | $22 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 145 | $8 | $10 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 119 | $106 | $214 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 88 | $1 | $10 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 78 | $38 | $83 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 77 | $66 | $113 |
| Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes | 75 | $107 | $164 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 72 | $118 | $266 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 63 | $12 | $26 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures | 59 | $32 | $40 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 59 | $29 | $30 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 56 | $3 | $10 |
| Nursing facility discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 50 | $66 | $114 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 48 | $44 | $88 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 46 | $82 | $165 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 45 | $223 | $289 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 36 | $1 | $4 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 35 | $64 | $105 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 35 | $10 | $25 |
| Injection, lidocaine hcl for intravenous infusion, 10 mg | 32 | $0 | $2 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 28 | $163 | $320 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 22 | $127 | $259 |
| Initial hospital care with same-day admission and discharge with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 70 minutes | 17 | $130 | $262 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus | 16 | $94 | $147 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 15 | $15 | $25 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 14 | $93 | $201 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 13 | $39 | $77 |
| Alcohol and/or substance (other than tobacco) misuse structured assessment (e.g., audit, dast), and brief intervention 15 to 30 minutes | 12 | $26 | $57 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (71%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for family medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Shah is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 8% of FL peers, with 18 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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