Aamir Iqbal, MD
Nephrology Physician · Shelby, NC
Aamir Iqbal, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1053327171, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2002-00551, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aamir Iqbal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 2002-00551 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 711 N Dekalb St, Shelby, NC 28150
- Phone
- (704) 482-1482
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201210001897); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 711 N Dekalb St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Aamir Iqbal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2002-00551Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
672 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol178 claims
- Fluconazole49 claims
- Furosemide48 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro46 claims
- Losartan Potassium42 claims
- Allopurinol41 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,214.20
87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Opko Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Yium, Shenouda And Miller PtrshpCleveland, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aamir Iqbal among 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina
Aamir Iqbal, MD is one of 403 nephrology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2002 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Shelby → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Syed Ahmed, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501568478683
- Muhammad Alam, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501194731224
- Maham Ali, MDShelby, NC 281501821640525
- Sandra Carias Zuniga, MDShelby, NC 281501114378940
- Vijaya Chelikani, MDShelby, NC 281501528686474
- Jose Mena Pasquel, MDShelby, NC 281501275053217
- Willie Hester, M.D.Rutherfordton, NC 281391730354002
- Pranab Acharya, M.D., MPHMonroe, NC 281121629385117
Common questions
What is Aamir Iqbal, MD's NPI number?
Aamir Iqbal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053327171, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aamir Iqbal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 N Dekalb St, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (704) 482-1482. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aamir Iqbal, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2002-00551, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aamir Iqbal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aamir Iqbal, MD had 672 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Aamir Iqbal, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.