Bashar Alzahabi, MD
Nephrology Physician · Effingham, IL
Bashar Alzahabi, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Effingham, Illinois, and NPI 1467448456, issued on Sep 23, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036093669, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bashar Alzahabi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 036093669 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 W Temple Ave, Effingham, IL 62401
- Phone
- (515) 964-2772
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 371322240001 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050304000758); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bashar Alzahabi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036093669Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
5,102 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol406 claims
- Farxiga287 claims
- Losartan Potassium258 claims
- Furosemide236 claims
- Lisinopril199 claims
- Potassium Chloride173 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): 91.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,449.41
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- Hshs Medical Group IncSpringfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bashar Alzahabi among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois
Bashar Alzahabi, MD is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2002 among the 433 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 39% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.
All 572 in Illinois → Every provider in Effingham → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Bashar Alzahabi, MD's NPI number?
Bashar Alzahabi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467448456, issued on Sep 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bashar Alzahabi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 W Temple Ave, Effingham, IL, 62401. Phone: (515) 964-2772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bashar Alzahabi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036093669, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bashar Alzahabi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bashar Alzahabi, MD had 5,102 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bashar Alzahabi, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.8 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.
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.