Ira Kurz, MD
NPI 1780663617ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Cambridge, MD
Internal Medicine (MD) with M.S. Shariff, M.D., P.A., practicing in Cambridge, Maryland. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $324,698 for 3,245 claims, against $65,060 paid for services in 2024. Verona Pharma, Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $165.79 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists University of MD Shore Medical Center at Easton as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1780663617 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 29, 2016 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 25MA03912900 | NJ |
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 - Internal Medicine (MD) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 155 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,060 across 26 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $65,060 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,245 · 6,439 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 217 |
| Total drug cost | $324,698 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- M.S. Shariff, M.D., P.A.Cambridge, MD · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
Other facilities
- Adoration Home HealthHome health agency · Salisbury, MD
- Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chesapeake WoodsNursing home · Cambridge, MD
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$165.79 · 9 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$155.32 · 7 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Verona Pharma, Inc. | $58.13 | 3 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $24.70 | 1 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $18.28 | 1 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $17.72 | 1 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $16.42 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$165.79 · 9 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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