NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Atif Sheikh

Neurology Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Atif Sheikh is a neurology physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1497174353, issued on Apr 8, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-03310, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1497174353
Name
Atif Sheikh
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License numbers
2020-03310 NC
036.146079 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
170 Manning Drive Campus Drive 7025, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone
(919) 389-4654
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2014
Record last updated
May 6, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200924001673); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2014
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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Verify Atif Sheikh in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina 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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

700 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Atif Sheikh700
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Lacosamide102 claims
  2. Lamotrigine68 claims
  3. Levetiracetam51 claims
  4. Epidiolex47 claims
  5. Lorazepam47 claims
  6. Topiramate32 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.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group IncMorganton, NC
  2. North Carolina MG LLCRaleigh, NC
  3. University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

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

Atif Sheikh among 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina

Atif Sheikh is one of 621 neurology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 457 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jorge Almodovar Suarez, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991306053640
  2. Thomas Braun, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991316018732
  3. Nina Browner, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991720114473
  4. O'Neill D'Cruz, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991053482380
  5. Ana Felix, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991063584548
  6. Colin Hall, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991861563272
  7. Albert Hinn, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991316018658
  8. David Huang, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991043382526

Common questions

What is Atif Sheikh's NPI number?

Atif Sheikh's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497174353, issued on Apr 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Atif Sheikh located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 170 Manning Drive Campus Drive 7025, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 389-4654. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Atif Sheikh's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-03310, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Atif Sheikh prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Atif Sheikh had 700 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.