NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ariffin Alam, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Fort Worth, TX

Ariffin Alam, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1659698579, issued on May 3, 2010. Check the license (Texas P3109, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659698579
Name
Ariffin Alam
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
P3109 TX
35.120755 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1201 Fairmount Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone
(817) 335-5288
Enumerated
May 3, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 9, 2024
Fax
(817) 338-0927
Medicaid ID
359830201 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160707000155); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2010
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 1201 Fairmount Ave

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

  1. Emma BartramPhysician Assistant1396697645
  2. Jonathan Besas, D.O.Pulmonary Disease Physician1124400031
  3. Neda Bionghi, MD, MPHPulmonary Disease Physician1518420223
  4. Amy Bird, ACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1598082679
  5. Catarina Bonilla, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619859899
  6. John Burk, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1700871019

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

622 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 67% of claims.

  1. Ariffin Alam622
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta187 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa61 claims
  3. Spiriva Respimat46 claims
  4. Montelukast Sodium36 claims
  5. Breztri Aerosphere30 claims
  6. Breo Ellipta25 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score95.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%36.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $479.02

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ariffin Alam$479.02
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Texas Pulmonary And Critical Care Consultants PAArlington, TX

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

Ariffin Alam among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas

Ariffin Alam, M.D. is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adesubomi Agoro, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041073583076
  2. John Burk, MDFort Worth, TX 761041700871019
  3. Kevin Connelly, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041417943713
  4. Huy Duong, DOFort Worth, TX 761041023003639
  5. Dayaker Gagadam, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041093765729
  6. Raleigh Gleason, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041316931876
  7. John Hollingsworth, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041619051778
  8. Manuel Lois-Rodriguez, MDFort Worth, TX 761041376576132

Common questions

What is Ariffin Alam, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ariffin Alam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659698579, issued on May 3, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ariffin Alam, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Fairmount Ave, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (817) 335-5288. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ariffin Alam, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P3109, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ariffin Alam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ariffin Alam, M.D. had 622 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ariffin Alam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.4 of 100. 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.

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