NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Afzaal Iqbal

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Fountain Valley, CA

Afzaal Iqbal is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1861782674, issued on Apr 13, 2011. Check the license (California A143130, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1861782674
Name
Afzaal Iqbal
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
A143130 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18111 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone
(714) 963-7240
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2011
Record last updated
Nov 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 963-7224
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161010000488); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 2011
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 18111 Brookhurst St

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

  1. Ketan Bhakta, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669492724
  2. Tiffany Caragan, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1144597543
  3. McKayla CasaliniPhysical Therapist1851263974
  4. Benedict Ching, DPMFoot Surgery Podiatrist1326038274
  5. James Darne, RNFARegistered Nurse1235886649
  6. Lori Debold, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1831194323

Verify Afzaal Iqbal in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

1,235 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 455 claims were for opioids.

  1. Afzaal Iqbal1,235
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Spravato105 claims
  2. Pregabalin91 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen61 claims
  5. Buprenorphine-Naloxone59 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl59 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: $1,676.86

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Afzaal Iqbal$1,676.86
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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

  1. Orange County Digestive Anesthesia, Inc.Santa Ana, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Afzaal Iqbal among 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California

Afzaal Iqbal is one of 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2011, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 367 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California

There are 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.

All 536 in California → Every provider in Fountain Valley → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →

The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alan Ho, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081154565612
  2. Elizabeth WatsonFountain Valley, CA 927081457858227
  3. Kenneth Grabow, MDSanta Ana, CA 927051629089529
  4. James Kim, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051720249691
  5. Michael Lowenstein, MDSanta Ana, CA 927051174630453
  6. Hooman Rastegar, MDSanta Ana, CA 927051710149711
  7. Patrick Ahern, MDIrvine, CA 926971154883072
  8. Cecil Desilva, M.D.Irvine, CA 926971649426248

Common questions

What is Afzaal Iqbal's NPI number?

Afzaal Iqbal's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861782674, issued on Apr 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Afzaal Iqbal located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18111 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 963-7240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Afzaal Iqbal's license?

NPPES lists California license number A143130, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Afzaal Iqbal prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Afzaal Iqbal had 1,235 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.