Dr. Nishant Shah, MD
Not yet claimedCardiologist, Preventive cardiologist, Lipidologist · Physician (MD)
Durham, NC
Dr. Nishant Shah is a Duke cardiologist in Durham, North Carolina who focuses on preventing heart disease and managing high cholesterol. He uses both lifestyle changes and medicines to lower risk.
About Dr. Nishant Shah, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026Dr. Nishant P. Shah, MD is a cardiologist in Durham, North Carolina, who focuses on preventive cardiology and lipid disorders (problems with cholesterol and other blood fats). He sees patients through Duke Health at several locations, including Duke Cardiometabolic Prevention South Durham, Duke Cardiology South Durham, Duke University Hospital, the Duke Cardiac Diagnostic Unit – Clinic 2K, and Duke Cardiology Arringdon.
He trained at Wake Forest School of Medicine (class of 2013), completed internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins University, and completed a cardiovascular disease fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. Healthgrades lists him as a board-certified cardiologist in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine.
Along with seeing patients, he is an Associate Professor of Medicine in Cardiology at Duke and a member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute. His Google Scholar page lists about 3,018 citations of his published research. He also helps train cardiology fellows at Duke and has appeared in Duke Health videos explaining topics such as common myths about statins.
Federal Open Payments records for 2021–2025 show $56,523.34 in payments from industry across 71 records, with Novartis as the largest payer. Payments from drug and device companies to doctors are common and legal, and are reported publicly.
- Preventive cardiology focus
- His public profile describes him as a preventive cardiologist at the Duke Heart Center and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. x.com
- Duke Health practice locations
- He sees patients at Duke Cardiometabolic Prevention South Durham, Duke Cardiology South Durham, Duke University Hospital, Duke Cardiac Diagnostic Unit – Clinic 2K, and Duke Cardiology Arringdon. dukehealth.org
- Training background
- Wake Forest School of Medicine (2013), internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins University (2013–2016), and cardiovascular disease fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2016–2019). doximity.com
- Board certification
- Healthgrades lists him as a board-certified cardiologist in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, affiliated with Duke University Hospital. healthgrades.com
- Academic appointment
- Associate Professor of Medicine in Cardiology (2025–present) and a member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute (2020–present). scholars.duke.edu
- Research publications
- His Google Scholar author page, listed under Duke University and preventive cardiology, shows roughly 3,018 citations. scholar.google.com
- Teaching role
- His public profile identifies him as an associate program director for the Duke cardiology fellowship program. x.com
- Public patient education
- He appears in Duke Health videos, including one in which he discusses myths about statins. facebook.com
- NPI registration
- His national provider number (1457601106) was assigned in September 2012 for cardiovascular disease in Durham, NC. opennpi.com
Worth knowing
- CMS Open Payments records for 2021–2025 list $56,523.34 in industry payments across 71 records. The largest payers were Novartis Pharmaceuticals ($30,150.82), Amgen ($5,297.26), Regeneron Healthcare Solutions ($4,661.02), Premier Healthcare Solutions ($4,225), and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals ($3,870.34). Such payments are common and legal and are publicly reported. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- Two apparently duplicate Doximity directory listings exist under his name, which can make online information harder to match to one person. doximity.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$56,523
71 payments
| 2021 | $3,083 |
| 2022 | $4,596 |
| 2023 | $9,139 |
| 2024 | $17,563 |
| 2025 | $22,142 |
Top payers
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$30,151
- Amgen Inc.$5,297
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$4,661
- Premier Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$4,225
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$3,870
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$48,098
- Food and Beverage$3,095
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2,840
- Travel and Lodging$2,490
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: opennpi.com · health.usnews.com · dukehealth.org · scholars.duke.edu · medicine.duke.edu · x.com · scholar.google.com · doximity.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Summary prepared with AI assistance from the public sources linked above. It is not a review, a rating, or an endorsement.
Practice location
Duke Cardiology South Durham
2301 Erwin Rd
Durham, NC 27705
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