Tanzid Shams, MD
Neurology · Johnson City, TNNPI 1245559236
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $3,200 of the $3,720 with a category attached, or 86.0%. UCB, Inc. accounts for 94.5% of it on its own, with 7 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $3,477 and has fallen 99.6% since, to $15 in 2022.
Across 26 payments — averaging $143.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- UCB, Inc.$4K
- Medtronic$57
- Lilly USA, LLC$46
- AbbVie$36
- AstraZeneca$24
- Amgen$18
- plus $23 from 2 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $39,732 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Jan Medical Inc.$40K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,20086%
- Travel & lodging$662%
- Food & beverage$44312%
- Education$110%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | 13 | $3,517 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 3 | $57 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $46 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $36 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $24 |
| Amgen | 1 | $18 |
| Ceribell, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$3,721 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 361 neurology providers in Tennessee.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other neurology in Johnson City
- Nathaniel WhaleyJohnson City$139K
- Samuel HunterSpring Hill$676K
- Harold MosesNashville$438K
- Lucas ElijovichMemphis$415K
- David BrandesKnoxville$412K
- Sibyl WrayKnoxville$377K
- Christine HagenAlcoa$371K
- Mark LedouxMemphis$352K
- Christopher PendolaKingsport$344K
- Daniel ClaassenNashville$285K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.