Ashwad Afzal, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Ashwad Afzal, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1003174301, issued on Apr 25, 2012. Check the license (New York 281022-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashwad Afzal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 281022-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 506 6TH St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Phone
- (718) 780-5246
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150921002424); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ashwad Afzal 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 281022-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,648 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium161 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate121 claims
- Famotidine95 claims
- Jardiance82 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate82 claims
- Glipizide Er76 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: $119.29
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Afzal Hossain Physician PCJamaica, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashwad Afzal among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Ashwad Afzal, M.D. is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,497 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Brooklyn
They are 1,497 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Ashwad Afzal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ashwad Afzal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003174301, issued on Apr 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashwad Afzal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 506 6TH St, Brooklyn, NY, 11215. Phone: (718) 780-5246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashwad Afzal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 281022-1, 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 Ashwad Afzal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashwad Afzal, M.D. had 2,648 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.