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Saed Hussein Shawar, M.B.B.S

NPI 1164779393ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Nashville, TN

Internal Medicine, Nephrology (M.B.B.S) with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $174,779 for 1,840 claims, against $84,801 paid for services in 2024. Genzyme Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $244.55 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1164779393
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.B.B.S
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 7, 2012
Last updated in NPPESMar 23, 2022
Certified by providerMar 23, 2022

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary207RN0300XMD57778TN
Internal Medicine, Nephrology207RN0300XBP20051920TX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Nephrology (TN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients288
Services billed967 across 17 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$84,801

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,840 · 4,404 30-day fills
Patients217
Total drug cost$174,779
Generic share94% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2008
Medicare specialtyNephrology
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$244.55 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Genzyme Corporation$138.151
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC$106.401

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$244.55 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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