NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Al-Faraaz Kassam, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Baltimore, MD

Al-Faraaz Kassam, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1093179855, issued on Apr 7, 2016. Check the license (Maryland D97014, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1093179855
Name
Al-Faraaz Kassam
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
D97014 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone
(410) 955-5000
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230502002879); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2016
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 1800 Orleans St

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

  1. Kara AbarcarEmergency Medicine Physician1285195123
  2. Catherine Abbot, CRNPStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942093810
  3. Ahamed Akmal Abdul Rahman Lebbe, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255208427
  4. Arielle AbovichStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972122703
  5. Luis Acosta, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922859537
  6. Nihmotallahi Adebayo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033058334

Verify Al-Faraaz Kassam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score64.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

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

Al-Faraaz Kassam among 672 surgery physician records in Maryland

Al-Faraaz Kassam, M.D. is one of 672 surgery physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 385 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Maryland

There are 672 surgery physician records in Maryland.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Balch, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871477518645
  2. Bill Baumgartner, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871639135411
  3. Malcolm Brock, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871396702635
  4. John Cameron, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871053379305
  5. Andrew Cameron, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871952354383
  6. Paul Colombani, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871134198559
  7. David Efron, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871437190063
  8. Susan Gearhart, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871245277029

Common questions

What is Al-Faraaz Kassam, M.D.'s NPI number?

Al-Faraaz Kassam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093179855, issued on Apr 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Al-Faraaz Kassam, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 955-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Al-Faraaz Kassam, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D97014, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Al-Faraaz Kassam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.4 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.