NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elham Afghani, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · Baltimore, MD

Elham Afghani, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1710166095, issued on Nov 2, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D86625, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1710166095
Name
Elham Afghani
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License numbers
D86625 MD
A 107262 CA
MD200001388 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 N Wolfe St # 465, Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone
(410) 955-9697
Enumerated
Nov 2, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(410) 614-7340
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190730002832); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2007
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

146 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.

  1. Elham Afghani146
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Creon24 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium23 claims
  3. Omeprazole22 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $3,469.87

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Elham Afghani$3,469.87
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Johns Hopkins UniversityLutherville, MD
  2. Johns Hopkins UniversityWashington, DC

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

Elham Afghani among 505 gastroenterology physician records in Maryland

Elham Afghani, M.D. is one of 505 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2002 among the 344 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Maryland

There are 505 gastroenterology physician records in Maryland.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marcia Canto, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871992763015
  2. Mark Donowitz, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871306893342
  3. Francis Giardiello, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871437103645
  4. Michael Goggins, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871861445983
  5. Ahmet Gurakar, MDBaltimore, MD 212871154330363
  6. Mary Harris, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871932159738
  7. Anthony Kalloo, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871881638153
  8. Sergey Kantsevoy, M.D., PH.D.Baltimore, MD 212871912954181

Common questions

What is Elham Afghani, M.D.'s NPI number?

Elham Afghani, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710166095, issued on Nov 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elham Afghani, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Wolfe St # 465, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 955-9697. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elham Afghani, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D86625, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Elham Afghani, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elham Afghani, M.D. had 146 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.