Blal A. Zafar, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · McMinnville, TN
Blal A. Zafar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in McMinnville, Tennessee, and NPI 1568421386, issued on Mar 21, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 37859, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Blal A. Zafar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 37859 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1599 Sparta Road, McMinnville, TN 37110
- Phone
- (931) 815-4212
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (931) 815-4718
- Medicaid ID
- 4092970 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040621000743); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Blal A. Zafar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 37859Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
431 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir36 claims
- Prednisone24 claims
- Eliquis18 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl17 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium16 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 4 group practices
- Anova Medical Associates, PLCGallatin, TN
- Coffee Medical Group LLCManchester, TN
- Havely Springs Physician Services PCMurfreesboro, TN
- Hospital Medicine Services OF TN LLCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Blal A. Zafar among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Blal A. Zafar, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in McMinnville
They are 13 of the 379 NPPES records with a practice address in McMinnville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Blal A. Zafar, MD's NPI number?
Blal A. Zafar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568421386, issued on Mar 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Blal A. Zafar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1599 Sparta Road, McMinnville, TN, 37110. Phone: (931) 815-4212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Blal A. Zafar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 37859, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Blal A. Zafar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Blal A. Zafar, MD had 431 Medicare Part D claims for 211 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.