Dr. Mortada Shams M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1568720720 is registered to Dr. Mortada Shams M.D., a Cardiovascular Disease practising at 3300 Gallows Road, Department Of Medicine in Falls Church, Virginia. Cardiology is a medical specialty focused on disorders of the heart and blood vessels, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and hypertension. Dr. Mortada Shams M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2012.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 1 PECOS enrollment record (with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 841 Cardiovascular Disease providers on file in Virginia.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20200903003259Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)WA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Mortada Shams M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Mortada Shams M.D. directly at (703) 776-3582.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1568720720 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Cardiology is a medical specialty focused on disorders of the heart and blood vessels, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and hypertension.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (703) 776-3582.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Mortada Shams M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 841 Cardiovascular Disease providers are registered in Virginia, and Dr. Mortada Shams M.D. is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.