Dr. Adel Shaker , MD
General Practice β’ Corpus Christi, TX
1521 S Staples St Ste 404
Corpus Christi, TX 784043152
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NPI assigned on May 27, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 11 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2021. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2021:
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone (Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl) β 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2021. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table Β· Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 15 in 2017 to 11 in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2017β2021.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1521 S Staples St Ste 404
Corpus Christi, TX 784043152
What Public CMS Data Show
General Practice: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
11 standardized 30-day fills in 2021
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$2,557 in 2021
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2021, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2021.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
NPI first issued
2008
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Shaker has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Shaker as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Corpus Christi and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Shaker are from 2021.
16 active clinicians are listed under General Practice with a practice address in Corpus Christi, TX (1,066 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Corpus Christi
12.5% of these 16 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
25% of these 16 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 15 in 2017 to 11 in 2021.
- 2017: 15
- 2018: 13
- 2020: 24
- 2021: 11
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 15 in 2017 to 11 in 2021.
- 2017: 15
- 2018: 13
- 2020: 24
- 2021: 11
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 47% from $4,817 in 2017 to $2,557 in 2021.
- 2017: $4,817
- 2018: $5,903
- 2020: $224
- 2021: $2,557
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2021), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2021.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Buprenorphine-Naloxone | Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 11 | 228 | $2,557.21 | β |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2021; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-05-12NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZF0201X
A forensic pathologist is expert in investigating and evaluating cases of sudden, unexpected, suspicious and violent death as well as other specific classes of death defined by law. The forensic pathologist serves the public as coroner or medical examiner, or by performing medicolegal autopsies for such officials.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0101X
A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 209800000X
Legal Medicine is a special field of medicine that focuses on various aspects of medicine and law. Historically, the practice of legal medicine made contributions to medicine as a scientific instrument to solve criminal perplexities. Since World War II, the domain of legal medicine has broadened to include not only aspects of medical science to solve legal and criminal problems but aspects of law as it applies to medicine. Legal Medicine continues to grow as medicolegal issues like medical malpractice and liability, government regulation of health care, issues of tort reform, and moral and ethical complexities presented by technological advances become increasingly prominent. Many medical schools have implemented courses which supply medicolegal instruction for medical students, and many law schools now offer medicolegal courses. Also, dual degree programs in law and medicine have been created to assist physicians to bridge the gap between medicine and the law.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PATHOLOGY
I20100426000106
AL
5092842989
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1521 S STAPLES ST STE 404, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 784043152 (Tel: 3618527248)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 4122 WEBER RD, SUITE B, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 784113100 (Tel: 3618527248)
Registered at 1302 CHANDLER RD SE, HUNTSVILLE, AL 358011410 (Tel: 2568809253)
Recorded as ADEL SHAKER, M.D.
Pathology (license number reported to NPPES: AL 26966)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1302 CHANDLER RD SE, HUNTSVILLE, AL 358011410 (Tel: 2568866858)
Registered at 1302 CHANDLER RD SE, HUNTSVILLE, AL 358011410 (Tel: 2568809253)
Recorded as ADEL SHAKER, M.D.
Pathology (license number reported to NPPES: AL 26966)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
1302 Chandler Rd Se
Huntsville, AL 358011410
Phone: 2568809253