Harish A. Shah, MD
NPI 1740276682ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Merrillville, IN
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) with Methodist Hospitals Cardiographics, LLC, practicing in Merrillville, Indiana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $722,742 for 4,912 claims, against $144,013 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 20 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,761 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Community Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1740276682 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 26, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 8, 2009 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | 01035471 | IN |
| Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | 207RI0011X | 01035471 | IN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Interventional Cardiology (IN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 895 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,660 across 77 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $144,013 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,912 · 11,624 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 515 |
| Total drug cost | $722,742 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Interventional Cardiology |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Methodist Hospitals Cardiographics, LLCGary, IN · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Community HospitalMunster, IN
- Methodist Hospitals IncGary, IN
- St Mary Medical Center IncHobart, IN
Other facilities
- Nw Indiana-Amg Specialty HospitalLong-term care hospital · Crown Point, IN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,761 · 71 payments from 20 companies
- 2024$1,223 · 57 payments from 20 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $323.29 | 22 |
| Abiomed | $177.07 | 7 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $174.37 | 7 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $173.39 | 4 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $125.00 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,662 · 70 payments
- Education$98.99 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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