Baher A. Basta, MD
Nephrology Physician · Chesapeake, VA
Baher A. Basta, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Chesapeake, Virginia, and NPI 1538130257, issued on Jan 31, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101237664, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Baher A. Basta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 0101237664 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3800 Poplar Hill RD Ste A, Chesapeake, VA 23321
- Phone
- (757) 499-6978
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 925-1353
- Medicaid ID
- 010296463 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050910000074); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3800 Poplar Hill RD Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Baher A. Basta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101237664Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
249 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Xifaxan15 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
- Ozempic12 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
- Mid-Atlantic Post Acute And Long Term Care PLLCNorfolk, VA
- SE Virginia Value Based Care LLCNorfolk, VA
- Tidewater Medical Care PCVirginia Beach, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Baher A. Basta among 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia
Baher A. Basta, MD is one of 327 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2001 among the 242 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joel Bundy, MDChesapeake, VA 233201932105517
- Paul Chidester, MDChesapeake, VA 233201508865189
- Timothy Curley, MDChesapeake, VA 233201700875606
- Liwei Huang, MDChesapeake, VA 233201912174939
- Steven Lewinski, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201992788244
- Daniel Rakowski, MDChesapeake, VA 233201275504029
- Ather Zafar, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201649470592
- Muhammad Sohaib Afzal, MD, MBBSRichmond, VA 232981780412130
Common questions
What is Baher A. Basta, MD's NPI number?
Baher A. Basta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538130257, issued on Jan 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Baher A. Basta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3800 Poplar Hill RD Ste A, Chesapeake, VA, 23321. Phone: (757) 499-6978. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Baher A. Basta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101237664, 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 Baher A. Basta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Baher A. Basta, MD had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.