NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Faiza Altaf

Internal Medicine Physician · Cheverly, MD

Faiza Altaf is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cheverly, Maryland, and NPI 1568967552, issued on Mar 29, 2018. Check the license (Maryland D0091496, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568967552
Name
Faiza Altaf
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
D0091496 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3001 Hospital Dr FL 5, Cheverly, MD 20785
Phone
(301) 618-2273
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2018
Record last updated
May 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(301) 429-1949
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210518000797); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 3001 Hospital Dr FL 5

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Oyinkansola AwodiyaInternal Medicine Physician1518596071
  2. Muhammad BaisCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1871145409
  3. Omer Bajwa, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316575004
  4. Abraham Franklin, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1285028357
  5. Shalini Koppisetty, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497250401
  6. Hareesh Lal, M.DHospitalist Physician1982044962

Verify Faiza Altaf in five checks

  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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

184 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Faiza Altaf184
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Medstar Medical Group II LLCBaltimore, MD

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

Faiza Altaf among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland

Faiza Altaf is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 2,445 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

40 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cheverly

They are 40 of the 374 NPPES records with a practice address in Cheverly, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Theophilus Botwe, M.DCheverly, MD 207851912032996
  2. Ophnell Cumberbatch, M.D.Landover, MD 207851992964043
  3. Radhika Gadesam, MDCheverly, MD 207851427285006
  4. Kourosh Houdsony, MDCheverly, MD 207851255578506
  5. Nigel Jackman, MDCheverly, MD 207851588783047
  6. Sonia John, MDCheverly, MD 207851023275112
  7. Masoud Kalantar, M.D.Cheverly, MD 207851003075243
  8. Richard Koduah, M.DCheverly, MD 207851609034628

Common questions

What is Faiza Altaf's NPI number?

Faiza Altaf's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568967552, issued on Mar 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Faiza Altaf located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3001 Hospital Dr FL 5, Cheverly, MD, 20785. Phone: (301) 618-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Faiza Altaf's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0091496, 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 Faiza Altaf prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Faiza Altaf had 184 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Faiza Altaf's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.