Afaq Anwer Sharieff, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Rochester, NY
Afaq Anwer Sharieff, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1952887192, issued on Jul 11, 2018. Check the license (New York 320220, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Afaq Anwer Sharieff
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 320220 NY
RL15077 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Unity Hospital OF Rochester, Rochester, NY 14626
- Phone
- (585) 723-7870
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240412003295); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Afaq Anwer Sharieff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 320220Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
260 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil19 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
- Ceftriaxone11 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): 43.5 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).
2 hospitals and group practices
- United Memorial Medical CenterBatavia, NY · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- The Unity Hospital OF RochesterRochester, NY
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.
Afaq Anwer Sharieff among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York
Afaq Anwer Sharieff, MD is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 64% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
265 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Rochester
They are 265 of the 20,520 NPPES records with a practice address in Rochester, and 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Afaq Anwer Sharieff, MD's NPI number?
Afaq Anwer Sharieff, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952887192, issued on Jul 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Afaq Anwer Sharieff, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Unity Hospital OF Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14626. Phone: (585) 723-7870. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Afaq Anwer Sharieff, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 320220, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Afaq Anwer Sharieff, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Afaq Anwer Sharieff, MD had 260 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Afaq Anwer Sharieff, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 43.5 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.