NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Abu Bakr Choudhary

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Winchester, VA

Abu Bakr Choudhary is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Winchester, Virginia, and NPI 1871026112, issued on Apr 4, 2017. Check the license (Virginia 0101281665, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871026112
Name
Abu Bakr Choudhary
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
0101281665 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1880 Amherst Street, Winchester, VA 22601
Phone
(540) 662-0306
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 5, 2026
Fax
(855) 264-2066
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240701003077); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1880 Amherst Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Daniel Alexander, D.O.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1184841470
  2. Idean AmirjazilCardiovascular Disease Physician1356756795
  3. James Anderson, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1528002698
  4. Adebayo Atanda, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1376939280
  5. Lisa Behneke, PACMedical Physician Assistant1801807797
  6. Kaitlyn Betcher, PAMedical Physician Assistant1346980026

Verify Abu Bakr Choudhary in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

167 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Abu Choudhary167
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate19 claims
  2. Amiodarone Hcl18 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium15 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $371.48

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Abu Choudhary$371.48
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

5 hospitals and group practices

  1. Winchester Medical CenterWinchester, VA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Page Memorial Hospital IncLuray, VA
  3. Shenandoah Memorial Hospital, Inc.Woodstock, VA
  4. Valley Physician Enterprise IncWinchester, VA
  5. Warren Memorial Hospital, Inc.Front Royal, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Abu Bakr Choudhary among 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia

Abu Bakr Choudhary is one of 637 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2000 among the 452 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Virginia

There are 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Saif Al-Najafi, M.D.Winchester, VA 226011932330230
  2. Ather Anis, M.D.Winchester, VA 226011184770349
  3. Rabia Arshad, MDWinchester, VA 226011710927702
  4. Runa Bhattacharya, M.D.Winchester, VA 226011093892762
  5. Anca Iliescu, MDWinchester, VA 226011194781575
  6. Manish Lakhani, M.D.Winchester, VA 226011043485964
  7. Melanie Mattson, MDWinchester, VA 226011609839091
  8. Trisha Nashed, MDWinchester, VA 226011124084041

Common questions

What is Abu Bakr Choudhary's NPI number?

Abu Bakr Choudhary's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871026112, issued on Apr 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Abu Bakr Choudhary located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1880 Amherst Street, Winchester, VA, 22601. Phone: (540) 662-0306. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Abu Bakr Choudhary's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101281665, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Abu Bakr Choudhary prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Abu Bakr Choudhary had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.