Ather Zafar, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Chesapeake, VA
Ather Zafar, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Chesapeake, Virginia, and NPI 1649470592, issued on Jul 19, 2007. Check the license (Virginia 0101241924, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ather Zafar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 0101241924 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Medical Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA 23320
- Phone
- (757) 436-5544
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 436-7323
- Medicaid ID
- 1649470592 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071005000327); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 300 Medical Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Adam Billet, M.D.,FACSSpecialist1063507812
- Surya Challa, MDSurgery Physician1316936610
- Timothy Curley, MDNephrology Physician1700875606
- Aimee Gannon, PAPhysician Assistant1942365077
- Liwei Huang, MDNephrology Physician1912174939
- Steven Lewinski, M.D.Nephrology Physician1992788244
Verify Ather Zafar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101241924Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,439 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate108 claims
- Carvedilol101 claims
- Furosemide100 claims
- Farxiga97 claims
- Paricalcitol79 claims
- Losartan Potassium78 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): 67.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $536.83
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Nephrology Associates OF Tidewater LtdChesapeake, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia.
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- Oscar Adler, M.D., PHDLeesburg, VA1700874138
- Aurangzeb Afzal, MDRichmond, VA1477437689
- Muhammad Sohaib Afzal, MD, MBBSRichmond, VA1780412130
- Haidr Agha, M.D.Virginia Beach, VA1003048117
- Shahram Ahmadzadeh, M.D.Roanoke, VA1265489504
- Arslan Ahmed, MDFredericksburg, VA1295295301
- Adedoyin Akintide, MDHaymarket, VA1518142991
Common questions
What is Ather Zafar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ather Zafar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649470592, issued on Jul 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ather Zafar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Medical Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA, 23320. Phone: (757) 436-5544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ather Zafar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101241924, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ather Zafar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ather Zafar, M.D. had 1,439 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ather Zafar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.4 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.