Shawn Shah, MD
Shawn Shah, MD is a Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Los Angeles, CA, registered under NPI 1568995462. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 1200 N STATE ST, Los Angeles, CA 90089. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 159163 | CA | Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical… primary |
This provider holds licence 159163 issued in CA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
- PAC ID
- 0648691865
- Enrollment ID
- I20231030003006
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology). Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist covers
Pharmacist Clinician/Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is a pharmacist with additional training and an expanded scope of practice that may include prescriptive authority, therapeutic management, and disease management. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 1835P0018X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1568995462 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Last updated | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Credential | MD |
| Practice address |
1200 N STATE ST Los Angeles, CA 90089 (323) 226-7556 Fax (323) 226-2657 |
| Mailing address |
360 W AVENUE 26 APARTMENT 415 Los Angeles, CA 90031 |
| Other identifiers |
SS3232267556
· Medicaid (CA) SS3232267556 · Other (CA) |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Sum = 68 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 2 · actual last digit = 2
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.